NYT: ICE uses instruments of war against civilians

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/ice-agent-weapons-minneapolis.html

https://archive.ph/wUFnT

The Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s Doorstep
In pursuit of illegal immigrants, federal agents are carrying the instruments of war, fine-tuned and perfected for killing at short range.
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Jan. 28, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET

Images of the immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis and across the United States have been likened to those from the country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The helmets, camouflage and tactical gear all look straight from the battlefield.

Nowhere is that more apparent than in a single photo taken on Jan. 11 by John Locher of The Associated Press. It captures a line of federal agents on the doorstep of a woman’s home, rifles in hand.

Upon closer inspection, the agents’ equipment tells its own story. Their gear is the physical manifestation of decades of war, fine-tuned and perfected for close-quarters killing over myriad operations in faraway lands but now wielded in broad daylight in American cities. This type of equipment is often reserved for SWAT and hostage rescue units.


(John Locher/Associated Press)











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[malaise]

1. The entire idea of a war on terror brought this here

Who gets to define terror

[Walleye]

3. Yeah, I thought it was stupid. They declared war on an emotion.

[dalton99a]

4. Trump's terrorists.

[Walleye]

2. That looks just like the "stack" that attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021

[UpInArms]

5. Those are not policemen

They are Gestapo

[dalton99a]

6. +1. Loser cowards trying to play soldiers

[Haggard Celine]

7. The police have gradually been accumulating military equipment

through the years. The different police departments and federal agencies have, I think, been preparing for conflict with the public for quite some time. We'll see if they have the balls to go further.