US EditionCalifornia bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations
- On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed five bills in Los Angeles that require immigration enforcement agents to reveal their identities during operations.
- The legislation responds to intensified ICE raids criticized for agents wearing masks and concealing identities during arrests, raising community fears and distrust.
- Starting January 1, 2026, SB 627 prohibits law enforcement officers at all levels from concealing their identities during operations, including immigration enforcement, while SB 805 requires these officers to visibly display their name or badge number and bans bounty hunters from involvement in immigration-related activities.
- Newsom described the effects of these immigration policies throughout the country as deeply troubling and stressed that schools and healthcare facilities should never be targeted as places of fear or enforcement.
- The new laws aim to protect immigrant communities by increasing transparency and accountability, but enforcement against federal agents remains uncertain amid continued political clashes.
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The law has generated great tension between Democrats and Republicans, as it also affects immigration enforcement officers.
Newsom Signs 'No Secret Police Act' Banning Masks For On-Duty Officers In California
The new law, aimed at federal agents conducting immigration enforcement, takes effect January 1, 2026, and is already facing pushback from federal officials. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills, with a key piece of legislation, the “No Secret Police Act” (SB 627), prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks or other […] Newsom Signs ‘No Secret Police Act’ Banning Masks For On-Duty Officers In California
California Bans Federal Agents From Wearing Masks in the State
Most law enforcement officers, including federal agents, in California will no longer be allowed to wear a face mask under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that is set to take effect in 2026. This comes after masked ICE agents carried out immigration raids in the state.
California Enforces First-of-its-Kind Face Mask Ban for Majority of Law Enforcement - Real News Now
In a pioneering move, California has become the first state to institute a prohibition on the majority of law enforcement officials, encompassing federal immigration agents, from obscuring their faces during the execution of their official duties. This decision has been enacted by Governor Gavin Newsom as a direct retaliation to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles. During these raids, federal officials donned masks while executing widespread…
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