After federal immigration officers shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, social media users called for the unmasking of the agents responsible. At the same time, it is no surprise these efforts exist at all; ICE agents have increasingly operated violently while masked and without identification. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSome lawmakers argue that the most straightforward solution would be for ICE agents to stop wearing masks altogether. When there is a match, they compare the person to information they scraped from social media, using reverse image searching and cross-checking public profiles. He said he deletes the entries of ICE agents who have quit.