Amid the ongoing immigration crackdown, obeying the Constitution no longer seems to be the order of the day in America, as evidenced by a recent viral clip from Utah. An unbelievable scene played out in an auto body shop when ICE agents broke into a building and insisted they were in the right.
An Instagram clip captured the interaction when the Utah shop owner confronted the agents as they rounded up two employees. “Where is your warrant?” the female voice asked behind the camera, but they ordered her to “stay back.” Undeterred, she denied and continued asking for their warrants, raising her voice each time she asked for the proper documentation. One of the agents then whispered mockingly, “We don’t need one.” Enraged, the woman yelled back, “You [expletive] do,” but the agents insisted they didn’t.
She continued recording, asking the supposed ICE officers to leave her Utah shop because her lawyer was on the way, but they didn’t budge. Even when she approached them, hoping to get a picture of their badge number, they only displayed their bulletproof vest with the words “Federal Agent USBP.” The woman, however, refused, saying she needed a warrant to prove they weren’t criminals.
“Do you guys know how you came in? Illegally!” she said to the ICE Officers. “You guys broke the [Expletive] window.” To her surprise, one agent replied, “Yes, we did,” acknowledging that they indeed performed a breaking and entering. Unfortunately, her demands for a warrant and cries for help did nothing as a throng of officers escorted a Hispanic man off the property.
As expected, the clip has since sparked anger online, with many bemused by the sheer disregard for the rule of law. “Way too bad. We’re not a free country anymore,” wrote one user. “Border Patrol does not follow the constitutional law,” another comment read. “No warrant, and telling you what to do on your own property,” a third netizen penned. “Nothing says ‘rule of law’ like a surprise window replacement and a warrant you can’t see,” a concerned citizen mocked.
Others focused on correcting the agents’ lies. One user explained, “This is called breaking and entering; the Supremacy Clause would not likely apply. And yes, they need a warrant to enter the property by force.” A similar remark read, “You break into my property with no warrant, you wouldn’t be walking out without handcuffs or EMT transfer.” Another comment read, “100% illegal. Sadly, the DOJ doesn’t care as long as they’re breaking the laws for Trump.“
According to the accompanying caption, two employees were detained from the auto body shop. No further details have been shared about the incident.
