New York, US:
A routine subway ride turned chaotic on Tuesday morning when a man, dressed in dark tactical clothing and carrying official-looking gear, was mistaken for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent by several riders on a Manhattan-bound train. The incident quickly spread across social media, drawing mixed reactions from New Yorkers and reigniting debate over public perceptions of law enforcement in the city.
Morning Commute Turns Tense
The confusion unfolded around 8:30 a.m. on a Brooklyn-to-Manhattan train along the N line, when witnesses noticed a man boarding at the Atlantic Avenue station wearing a dark utility vest with a badge patch on the front. The letters were partially obscured, but to many passengers, it looked unmistakably like “ICE.”
Commuters began whispering, pointing, and filming, suspecting a possible immigration enforcement operation underway. According to passengers, the man appeared calm, scrolling through his phone while standing by the door. However, tension rose when one worried rider reportedly asked aloud, “Is ICE doing sweeps again?”…