"A Fullerton police officer intervened when he saw a man in plain clothes pointing a gun at a female driver on a busy street in Santa Ana. The man later identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation," a refrain increasingly heard as agents push back on people recording their movements. The brief, but tense encounter Sunday, caught partially on video, raises concerns as it joins a growing list of cases of masked and plainclothes agents being mistaken for criminals and visa versa."
"The officer had just dropped off an inmate at the Orange County Jail and was returning to Fullerton when he noticed man exit a vehicle at an intersection and draw his weapon on the driver behind him, according to a statement from the Fullerton Police Department. "The officer immediately stopped to assist, not knowing the identify of the armed male or the circumstances unfolding in front of him," according to the statement. After the agent identified himself, the officer told him "he could not assist with someone following or recording him if no crime had occurred, and that local law enforcement was en route.""
A Fullerton police officer intervened after observing a plainclothes man draw a gun on a female driver in Santa Ana. The man identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation." The encounter was partially captured on video and added to a series of incidents in which masked or plainclothes agents and civilians were mistaken for criminals or for agents. The officer refused to assist with alleged following or recording absent a crime and called for local law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment. The FBI issued a memo urging agents to clearly identify themselves in the field.
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