US EditionCalifornia bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations
California’s new law bans most local and federal officers, including ICE, from masking their faces to increase transparency and accountability, with penalties up to $10,000 per violation.
- California is the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces during official business under a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
- The law aims to increase public trust in law enforcement and prevent impersonation of officers by unauthorized individuals, which can undermine public safety.
- A Homeland Security official criticized the legislation as 'despicable,' arguing that it endangers officers by revealing their identities during enforcement activities.
- Governor Gavin Newsom stated that the measure will help California resist federal overreach related to immigration enforcement.
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Newsom signs new CA laws to restrict ICE actions, including masks
Gov. Newsom signed laws meant to protect immigrants during President Trump’s extensive deportation program. Some of the measures raise constitutional questions and likely will be challenged. This content Newsom signs laws to resist Trump’s immigration crackdown, including ban on masks for ICE agents appeared first on inewsource.
Governor Gavin Newsom made law one of the most controversial and commented measures in recent months: the ban on federal agents, including those of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), to act with their faces covered in California. The norm, known as Senate Bill 627 (SB 627), emerged in response to operations carried out in recent months in neighborhoods and communities of the Golden State, where families denounced the presence…
Trump Admin Will Be Ignoring California’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Anti-ICE Law
by Jason Hopkins at CDN - The Trump administration doesn’t plan to adhere to California’s new law demanding that federal immigration agents remove face masks during enforcement operations. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday that largely bans face coverings for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other law enforcement authorities operating in the state, igniting another fight … Click to read th…
DHS says it won't comply with California mask ban
The Department of Homeland Security said it will not adhere to a California law banning law enforcement agents from wearing face coverings while on duty. The No Secret Police Act, signed into law on Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), prevents Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with other local, federal, and out-of-state officers, from wearing face masks to shield their identities while on patrol. Assistant Homeland Security S…
Unmasking Gov. Newsom's new bill banning law enforcement from wearing masks
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill banning law enforcement for wearing masks while in the line of duty. Immigration attorney Esther Valdez Cayton says signing the law will be easier than enforcing it.
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