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ICE Masks, Billionaires and the Politics of Anti-Accountability
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TPM – Talking Points Memo
Masks have become the central symbol of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement wilding sprees across America in 2025.
The general argument is that ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents risk being “doxxed,” being identified and having their private information and home addresses made public.
Earlier this week I heard an anecdote about a group of ICE agents who were eating at a Minneapolis restaurant.
Retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has become increasingly outspoken about ICE and called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to lose her job.
In this post I want to dig more into that rationale: that the people who are entrusted with the power to wield legitimate violence to serve the public need special protection, special rights to privacy and anonymity in order to do so.