SPRINGFIELD - The head of an Illinois agency is warning federal agents when it comes to license plates in the state.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are "flipping and modifying" state-issued license plates to "carry out their military style deportation efforts." Giannoulias said the actions are illegal and won't be tolerated.

On YouTube, Giannoulias displayed a short clip of what appears to be a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent or an ICE agent speaking about an Illinois license plate, as someone filmed and confronted him.

"You can record all you want," the federal agent said. "We change these plates out everyday."

Videos like these have been circulating on social media.

The plate, attached to a blac

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