They can’t enforce state law, but there are hundreds of federal laws that they can

The public expects LE but is getting something else.

They can't arrest people for robbery or even issue a speeding ticket.

And it happens during their normal operations. So they cant just go after bank robbers, but they can intervene if they see it happen while they are already out doing their normal stuff. Felonies only of course.

From 8 USC 1357

Just want to be very clear on what their scope is.

That would rule out things like "disturbing the peace" and "disorderly conduct", unless you are interfering with them carrying out their duties.

Feds cant enforce state law except for a few exceptions. And they technically could enforce federal misdemeanors, but very few of them would be readily observable in passing.

our democracy's laws say they can.

Ignoring felonies like bank robberies committed in ICE's presence ... It's a bit off to say that ICE must stop such a robber, ascertain if the robber's a US citizen or legally present, and if they are legally present in the US say, "Sorry to slow down your getaway!" Or maybe they could stop a murder, but the would-be killer is obviously a citizen, known to them, so they just go about their usual business of looking important and scary instead of stopping the murder. I mean, seriously?

They can also, like all LEOs, stop, detain, and arrest anybody, citizen or not, interfering with activities that fall in the scope of their legitimate duties; while they cannot prosecute them, citizen arrests are to be referred to the DOJ. (Now what defines 'legitimate'--do you mean legal, moral, ethical, ideological, or based on personal values or expressions of solidarity? I side with 'legal' here.)

They seem to be running the country.

I don't see any law enforcement agencies or the National Guard stopping them.

The entire Trump administration is filled with criminals, White Nationalists, Christian Nationalists,
and outright Nazis.

When you can shoot an innocent smiling lady in the face 3 times, on video and not be arrested,
your country can no longer claim we live under the 'Rule of Law'.

Link to tweet

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They can’t conduct traffic stops… but this wasn’t a traffic stop.

(Though they can performs what looks like a traffic stop if it’s immigration related)

They literally are barred.

They can do both. It’s a common misunderstanding of otherwise useful guidelines.