US EditionL.A. County supervisors vote to bar immigration agents from wearing masks
- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to draft an ordinance prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty interacting with the public, as reported in the motion co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn.
- ICE will not discourage agents from wearing masks during operations due to a sharp increase in assaults, as they face threats from individuals such as a Texas man arrested for threatening deportation officers.
- The Board's 4-0 vote follows riots against ICE in Los Angeles County and increased violence against ICE officials, as claimed by the Trump administration, citing an 830% rise in assaults.
- Democrats in Congress are also introducing bills to avoid allowing ICE agents to wear masks, reflecting a broader trend against ICE masking, according to information from LA County leaders.
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Democrats want to unmask the ICE agents they are putting in danger
Democrats are grasping for any ledge in the illegal immigration debate that could give them some support as they fight to keep all illegal immigrants in the country. They have settled on demanding that federal agents show their faces, an argument as silly as the motivation is malicious. Democrats in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York are trying to pass laws that would force Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be unmasked…
L.A. County Moves Closer to Barring Law Enforcement Officers From Wearing Masks
YouTube @ KTLA 5 Los Angeles County is closer to barring law enforcement officers from covering their faces while on duty. On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors asked its attorneys to draft an ordinance. It would ban law enforcement officers from concealing or disguising their identities while on duty. It comes after recent federal immigration raids in the county. Supervisors say the proposed ordinance would apply to all law enforceme…
LA County Moves to Ban Masked Immigration Raids Despite Limited Authority Over Federal Agents
LA County supervisors have voted to draft a rule prohibiting law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from concealing their identities with masks while conducting operations in unincorporated parts of the county
Masked and armed agents are arresting people on US streets as aggressive enforcement ramps up
John Garry/Alamy by Dafydd Townley, University of Portsmouth There are masked men, and some women, on the streets in American cities, sometimes travelling in unmarked cars, often carrying weapons and wearing military-style kit. They have the power to identify, arrest, detain non-citizens and deport undocumented immigrants. They also have the right to interrogate any individual … Continued
L.A. County supervisors vote to bar immigration agents from wearing masks
Los Angeles County leaders want to prohibit law enforcement officers from concealing their identities while on duty, a response to recent immigration raids during which some federal agents refused to identify themselves or covered their faces. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 4—0, with one abstention, to direct county counsel to draft an ordinance that bars officers, including federal agents, from wearing masks, with limited exceptions …
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