ICE Joins MPD Traffic-Stop Sweeps, Detaining Moped Delivery Drivers Across D.C.

ICE agents are accompanying D.C.’s Metropolitan Police on traffic stops, using license, registration and insurance checks to identify and detain moped delivery drivers suspected of immigration violations. Viral videos and accounts from families indicate abrupt detentions and limited information, triggering a chilling effect among gig workers. App pay rates are rising as deliveries drop, raising civil-liberties and economic concerns tied to the federal takeover of MPD.