US EditionNew LA County law bans law enforcement face-coverings, including those worn by federal ICE agents
The ordinance requires visible identification from all law enforcement in unincorporated Los Angeles County, affecting about 1 million people, and may face federal legal challenges.
- On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors advanced an ordinance banning law-enforcement face coverings in unincorporated areas after a 4-0 vote with Kathryn Barger abstaining.
- Since raids began on June 6, residents of Los Angeles County reported unmarked vans and masked officers, while the Department of Homeland Security arrested at least 5,000 undocumented people through Aug. 26.
- The ordinance amends Title 13- Public Peace, Morals and Welfare of the Los Angeles County Code to add Chapter 13.01, requiring officers to wear visible IDs with exceptions for medical masks, helmets, SWAT duties, and undercover operations.
- Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the ordinance violates the Supremacy Clause, and federal officials signaled noncompliance, with the U.S. government already suing California this year.
- Per county policy, the ordinance must be approved a second time at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' Dec. 9 meeting and would take effect 30 days later, applying to state law enforcement including the California Highway Patrol.
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New LA County law bans law enforcement face-coverings, including those worn by federal ICE agents
Los Angeles County says federal agents conducting immigration raids cannot cover their faces with masks in order to conceal their identities and must identify themselves during a raid or face criminal charges, according to an ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The ordinance applies to all law enforcement officers — local, state and federal — who operate in unincorporated areas of the county, potentially affecting a…
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