He ignored the fact that the ICE agents were there to arrest illegal immigrants—usually highly dangerous recidivist criminals—pursuant to U.S. law. The ingredients were there for another senseless death, and a week later, ICE agents shot Alex Pretti in another confused melee between protesters and federal agents. The Constitution’s supremacy clause means that federal law overrides state law. If they watch or read legacy media, events will always be spun so that law enforcement looks bad, whatever the facts. In using identification and surveillance technology, DHS faces opposition from not only open-border activists, but also conservatives with privacy concerns.