Ohioans are turning on each other in a heated debate over on Reddit about ICE sightings, with a growing chorus warning that the state’s obsession with spotting so-called “ICE license plates” is spiraling into dangerous territory, which could risk putting innocent people in harm’s way.
At the center of the controversy is a clear message that license plates are a terrible way to track ICE, and continuing to treat them as evidence could get someone hurt.
Over on the Columbus subreddit, there’s been a flood of posts flagging random vehicles, usually SUVs, as potential ICE units, often based on nothing more than a plate number, a vague description, or the driver’s appearance. Critics say that’s exactly the problem…