Calif. Attorney General asks for help to identify “unlawful” activity of ICE and Border Patrol

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Photo: ICE and CBP agents shoot non-lethal weapons at protesters in Minneapolis; by Chad Davis cc by 4.0

February 4, 2026 (Sacramento) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has set up a website for the public to submit reports, photos and/or videos as evidence of potentially unlawful activity in California by federal agents or personnel. This includes officers or agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or federalized National Guard soldiers or airmen.

“Federal agents have broad authority to enforce federal laws, including federal immigration laws, but they must do so lawfully,” Bonta says. “Examples of potentially unlawful activity by federal law enforcement agents include use of excessive force, unlawful searches or arrests, wrongful detentions, interference with voting, or other civil-rights violations.”

The action comes after highly publicized controversial actions involving ICE and CBP, including the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, beatings caught on video, and blinding of a 21-year-old protester in Los Angeles.

The website to report potentially illegal actions by federal agents to California’s Attorney General is https://oag.ca.gov/ReportMisconduct.

A caveat from the Attorney General’s office notes:  “Please be advised that filing a complaint does not mean that the Office of the Attorney General will take any action on your complaint. The Office of the Attorney General is prohibited by law from representing private individuals or providing legal advice, legal research, or legal analysis to private individuals. You may obtain a referral to a certified lawyer referral service by calling the State Bar at 1-866-442-2529 or via its website at:

https://www.calbar.ca.gov. If you cannot afford a private attorney, you may consider contacting your local legal aid office. Find a referral through www.lawhelpca.org and click on the Find Legal Assistance tab.

If you are a victim, witness to a crime, or experiencing an emergency, you should contact your local police department or call 911. Use of the Attorney General’s complaint form is not meant to replace reporting emergencies or crimes in your area to local law enforcement.


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Interfere with voting?

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Why should anyone report "interference with voting" that immigration officers might do? Why would an immigrant be at a polling place to begin with? Democrats claim that voter fraud doesn't exist, so why would this be an issue?

They are worried about intimidating citizens based on skin color

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or languages spoke, or who perhaps have an undocumented family member.  Since ICE has been arresting and detaining people without verifying if they are citizens first or here legally, seeing ICE officers at polls could certainly dissuade some citizens from voting.  Also the violence clashes happening in many places where ICE shows up could deter some from going to a polling place.The solution is to vote by mail or take your mail-in ballot to a drop off box such as some local libraries have, or to the Registrar of Voters office. Be sure to mail a week before deadline, as the Post Office now has delays of  up to several days postmarking mail.

 

sdecteacher

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you are so naive, you must be a righty.....https://www.hidglobal.com/solutions/facial-recognition-technology

Be very careful...

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Of what you do because the Feds are using advanced facial recognition systems to identify people who they claim are "agitators" as they tap into a massive database the government has collected on citizens over the years. Most of us are in it so the authorities can keep track of us. They know our identities, where we live and much more than many people realize.

Speculation isn't reality

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No such data base exists with simple protesters. Democrat led antigovernment groups created this rhetoric, and it is being spread as fact to promote fear and hatred among our citizens. The only citizenry data being recorded is on those who interfere with law enforcement or otherwise violate the law.