Appeals court rules California can’t require ICE to show visible ID
The panel said the state law directly regulates federal operations and ordered a preliminary injunction after finding the government likely to win its constitutional challenge.
- On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals permanently barred California from enforcing the 'No Vigilantes Act,' which required U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to display identification while on duty.
- California enacted the statute following ICE raids, aiming to increase 'transparency and accountability' for federal agents. The Justice Department sued last year to block it, arguing the law unconstitutionally regulated federal operations.
- Circuit Judges Mark Bennett, Daniel Collins, and Jacqueline Nguyen unanimously ruled the law violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause. They stated the U.S. government 'is certain to succeed' because states cannot regulate federal operations without congressional authorization.
- The court remanded the case to the District Court with instructions to enter a preliminary injunction, officially voiding California's enforcement efforts regarding the identification requirement.
- More than a dozen other States have pursued similar statutes to restrain federal deportation efforts. This ruling establishes that state laws directly regulating federal governmental conduct without congressional authorization are void, regardless of interference degree.
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DOJ challenges state efforts to regulate federal officers
A federal appeals court has blocked a California state law that would have required federal law enforcement officers to wear visible identification, ruling that states cannot directly regulate federal operations.
He knows why the Ninth Circuit blocked California's demand for visible identification for federal agents during immigration operations.
Trump Admin Wins Court Battle Against California Law Requiring ICE Agents to Display Identification During Raids
The appeals court found that states cannot directly regulate federal government operations without congressional authorization, even when the same requirements apply to state officers
Ninth Circuit Blocks California ID Law for Federal Agents
The Ninth Circuit blocked California from forcing federal immigration agents to wear ID badges, ruling the state law violates the Supremacy Clause and siding with the Trump administration. A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that California cannot compel federal immigration agents and other federal officers to display identification during enforcement […]
Ninth Circuit Blocks California Law Provision Requiring ICE Agents to Wear Identification
"Section 10 explicitly overrides the federal government’s power to determine whether, how, and when to publicly identify its officers, and therefore regulates the manner and conditions under which federal agents can enforce federal law."
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