The Brief
- A Florida man is accused of threatening to deport two Hispanic men while pretending to be an ICE agent.
- When deputies tracked José Juan Lopez down, they said he claimed to be the victim and that the two men threatened him with deportation.
- Lopez was arrested and charged with impersonating a federal law enforcement agent.
INDIANTOWN, Fla. – A Florida man is accused of pretending to be an ICE agent and threatening to deport two Hispanic men during a traffic stop.
The backstory:
According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, José Juan Lopez, 23, recently pulled over two Hispanic men and demanded their identification after telling them he was an ICE agent.
Deputies said Lopez threatened to have the men deported if they did not comply. …