Arrests Made in Multiple States for Impersonating ICE Agents

Suspects in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania face charges for using false ICE credentials to harass and exploit victims.

Three individuals across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania have been arrested for impersonating ICE agents, with charges ranging from kidnapping to sexual assault.
In South Carolina, Sean Michael-Emmrich Johnson was charged after a video showed him detaining and harassing Latino men, including taking their vehicle keys and making racist remarks.
Carl Thomas Bennett in North Carolina allegedly used a fake badge to threaten a woman with deportation unless she complied with sexual demands, leading to multiple charges including forcible rape.
At Temple University in Philadelphia, two students and one former student were identified for posing as ICE agents on campus, resulting in at least one arrest and university suspensions.
Civil rights groups and local authorities have condemned these incidents, urging immigrant communities to report such acts and highlighting the climate of fear created by intensified immigration enforcement policies.