It’s simple.

If law enforcement is anonymous, then anyone anonymous is law enforcement.

I’ve had security discussions with people who should know better about similar stuff. When someone calls me, I have no idea if it’s you. Caller ID is insanely easy to spoof. I’ve had banks call me and demand I identify myself to them; how about you prove to me that you are who you say you are before I start handing out my personal information?

Interestingly, they don’t seem to get it. They just go “I’m from xyz bank” yeah… You say that… How do I know you’re not lying? “I’m not lying, I’m calling from xyz bank”

Dur. We go around a few times with this before they give up.

I usually call my bank using the number on the back of my card, then ask that person if I was called and why.

Now you want me to take it… On faith, and the word of the person who is concealing their identity, that they are who they say they are?

This is the entire fucking reason that LEOs carry badges. It’s so that the public can verify that they’re talking to someone who actually is who they say they are.

Anything less is just asking for people to impersonate a LEO or ICE agent in this case.