In a 32-second video, agents in bulletproof vests are seen jumping out of a pickup truck, tackling several men standing near a Home Depot in Baltimore and placing them in handcuffs.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which posted the video online in May, said they nabbed the five men – allegedly in the country illegally – based on a tip from the public.
“When you call our Tip Line, we listen!” ICE wrote, adding the number of its tipline to “report suspicious criminal activity.”
ICE’s tip line is not new, but the Trump administration has increasingly encouraged U.S. citizens to use the tool to report immigrants they believe are here illegally or have committed crimes. In June, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would steer more resources and personnel to investigat