The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against four states blocking ICE agents from obtaining undercover license plates. DOJ claims these policies endanger federal officers by making them targets for harassment and doxing. However, the agency has provided minimal evidence to support these serious allegations, despite making dramatic claims about an 8,000 percent increase in death threats against agents.

The lawsuits specifically reference ICE monitoring sites like ICEList.info and ICESpy.org as sources of doxing. These sites actually prohibit sharing personal information and only publish publicly available professional data. The DOJ could only cite one case where someone was charged with doxing, and that involved an ICE attorney, not an agent, with no connection to the websites.

States are resisting the plate requirements, arguing that some ICE activity violates their laws against racial profiling. Washington specifically points to its "Keep Washington Working Act," which prohibits agencies from participating in enforcement targeting people based on immigration status. The legal battle centers on constitutional supremacy versus state rights to limit perceived "lawless" federal enforcement.