DAVID SUSSIN

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Answering calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to stop wearing masks hiding their identity when making their arrests, Acting Director Todd M. Lyons admitted today the masks are worn to prevent a “visual assault on the citizens of our nation”. Apparently a “significant portion” of field agents seen on camera apprehending illegal immigrants are “objectively ugly” and, “no one needs to see their off-putting, sometimes shockingly unattractive faces”. According to Lyons, the fact all agents wear masks is an act of solidarity among ICE agents: “When they looked around and saw how hideous many of them were to look at, the decision was made — easily, I’m told — that they would all hide their faces.” This year, ICE has made tens of thousands of arrests as part of the Trump Administration’s promise to deport illegal immigrants. But the fact these arrests are being made by masked gunman has disturbed those who have an idealized vision of what living...