Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations across the country have faced scrutiny in recent months for its tactics and practices, which have been highlighted on social media in videos like one taken in Encinitas last week.
A video garnering attention online shows federal law enforcement agents detaining people near the Home Depot in Encinitas when a woman steps in with questions. The woman who captured the video spoke with NBC San Diego about why she felt the need to record.
“I was driving home from Trader Joe’s in Encinitas. I was talking on the phone with my husband on the drive and as I was passing Home Depot, I saw what appeared to be two men tied up with ICE agents,” the bystander, who asked not to be named for fear for her safety, said…