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Denver City Council members advance bill to ban ICE masks
Denver's Health and Safety Committee unanimously approved a mask ban for law enforcement requiring visible ID to increase transparency and accountability, with fines and jail time for violations.
- Wednesday, the Denver Health and Safety Committee approved a law enforcement mask ban and sent it to the full city council.
- Sponsors say the ordinance aims to increase transparency, requiring officers to display ID, after work that began last summer, according to the proposal from Councilmembers Flor Alvidrez and Shontel M. Lewis.
- Officials note a surge in assaults and doxxing threats, with ICE law enforcement experiencing over 1,300 percent increase, according to DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
- If approved, the ordinance would take effect immediately, with sponsors saying violators could face fines and jail time, and the police union coordinating implementation.
- Across states, officials clash over mask bans; DHS opposes citing the Supremacy Clause, while some courts and agencies support enforcement, as shown in California and Los Angeles cases.
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Denver City Council members advance bill to ban ICE masks - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - A Denver City Council committee has approved a proposal to ban law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks. The proposal from Councilmembers Flor Alvidrez and Shontel M. Lewis also requires all law enforcement to identify themselves with a badge or some form of identification. Violators could face fines and jail time. Lewis told The Center Square that they began working on the bill las…
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