ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars

The Trump administration has sharply increased federal prosecutions against people who follow or harass ICE agents during operations.

Since last summer's targeted immigration enforcement actions, prosecutors charged at least 655 individuals nationwide under Title 18, Section 111.

This law criminalizes forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with federal officers on duty.

The total more than doubles prosecutions from the prior comparable period.

Many cases involve drivers tailing ICE vehicles, which authorities label as stalking and obstruction.

ICE maintains an internal database logging names, photos, license plates, locations, and suspicious actions of suspected protesters to detect patterns warranting charges.