Did she see something?

[Ollie Garkie]

Hence the orchestration of a traffic stop likely to go sideways to provide a nice flimsy excuse? Same thing in portland?

[Gaugamela]

1. No. They're too stupid to be sneaky.

[Ollie Garkie]

3. I guess

I can probably go with that.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Why complicate things? Oppressive state forces are generally pretty straightforward.

[EdmondDantes_]

4. Are you referring to Good? Doubtful given all the other witnesses

Seems incompetence and/or malicious intent against any random protester seems way more likely.

[Talitha]

5. TBH, I'd never thought of that before... nice catch!

But all things considered, the ICE goons don't seem intelectually capable of assessing a situation as complex as you suggest.
Rabid animals don't think, they just bite.