The Trump administration says hiding immigration agents’ identities, including by wearing masks, keeps them safe. But critics say it’s a recipe for confusion that escalates the risk of injury for officers and the public. Armed, plainclothes agents with covered faces are taking on a bigger role in the Trump administration’s efforts to meet a 3,000-a-day immigration arrest quota. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers carried out arrests in blue jeans and T-shirts at a New York courthouse last month. And police in Pasadena, California believe a man who hopped out of an unmarked vehicle and pointed a gun at…
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