Joshua Warner arrested for impersonating ICE officer (screen cap)Joshua Warner, of Galveston, was arrested and charged with two counts of impersonating a public servant after investigators said he unlawfully detained a person while pretending to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
People have been warning about this for months. The rise of ICE agents wearing masks creates the opportunity for ICE imposters.
Texas man impersonating ICE agent stops driver—illegally detains the Black man and searches his truck.
Attempted kidnapping only thwarted when community volunteers stopped to film the suspicious “arrest.”
“He looked at their IDs, he shined a flashlight in their face,” witness… pic.twitter.com/JBvLhMcDhr
— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨💻 (@LongTimeHistory) January 5, 2026
From KHOU:
According to Galveston Police Department investigators, Warner, 44, unlawfully detained a person along 24th Street near Market Street while claiming to be an ICE officer on Nov. 9.
On Dec. 22, officers served a warrant at Warner’s home along Central City Boulevard just off Seawall Boulevard. He was arrested and taken to the Galveston County Jail. His bond was set at $500,000.
When Galveston PD searched his home, they said they found “multiple items of evidence, including a fraudulent law enforcement identification card and a badge.” They also took his vehicle because they said it resembled an unmarked police vehicle.
The broadcast report from Houston’s ABC News affiliate shows video of citizens calling Warner out — “You’re not a real cop” — as he was detaining people while flashing a fake badge.
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