Sheriff’s and police officials in San Bernardino County are urging residents to be wary of misinformation and false rumors as widespread federal immigration enforcement operations throughout Southern California keep tensions and emotions high.
Deputies have been mistaken for ICE agents, leading to confrontations in communities, officials said. Protests have sprung up around hotels rumored to being housing federal authorities. In one instance, deputies were “run off the road” when their unmarked unit was mistaken by an attacker as an ICE vehicle.
Sheriff’s vehicles mistaken for ICE
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department issued two statements Thursday seeking to clarify recent false rumors and urge the public to be cautious of the spread of misinformation.
Several issues have arisen from unmarked patrol vehicles being mistaken for federal agents…