Trump's Terms How Trump admin immigration agents are disguising their vehicles
Oct 28, 2025
Kiara Eisner, an NPR reporter known for her investigative work on immigration tactics, reveals alarming practices of federal agents. They cover their faces and disguise their vehicles when arresting migrants, leading to concerns over accountability and public safety. Eisner discusses how some vehicles lack agency markings, with claims of changing plates daily, which violates state laws. Experts weigh in on the implications of these tactics, raising questions about the moral and legal implications of such concealment.
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Agents Using Disguised Vehicles
- Activists and a video-collection app operator noticed federal agents using older, unmarked or disguised vehicles during migrant arrests.
- Vehicles often lacked agency markings and sometimes had no rear license plates, raising transparency concerns.
Flaged Hood And Daily Plate Swaps
- In one video from Chicago a car appearing to be used by a Border Patrol agent had a Mexican flag painted on the hood.
- In another clip a man who looked like a federal agent told a bystander, "we change the plates out every day."
Waiver Policy Exists But Records Missing
- ICE says federal law enforcement vehicles can be exempt from displaying plates when it interferes with duties and agents must file paperwork for plate waivers.
- NPR requested those waiver records but ICE has not provided them, leaving a documentation gap.