US EditionTrump admin sues to block California’s ICE mask ban
The DOJ argues California’s laws violate the Supremacy Clause and endanger federal agents by exposing them to harassment and violence, citing an explosion in assaults on officers.
- The Trump administration sued California over laws banning federal agents from wearing masks and requiring visible identification while conducting operations in the state.
- California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business.
- The federal government argued the laws threaten officer safety and discriminate against the federal government by exempting state police.
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DOJ Sues California Over Law Prohibiting Feds Wearing Masks
Source: OCTAVIO JONES / Getty The Trump administration is suing the state of California because California officials have this strange idea that law enforcement officers who are given authority and demand compliance from the public should have to identify themselves, including allowing people to see their faces. Insanity, amirite? According to CBS News, on Monday, the Department of Justice filed its lawsuit over two laws enacted by state officia…
Trump Sues California Over Mask Ban
The Justice Department of President Donald Trump has begun a legal fight against California. They accuse Governor Gavin Newsom, and Attorney General Rob Bonta that they are putting federal officers in danger by passing two state laws which restrict federal agents’ use of identity protection gear and masks. The lawsuit, filed Monday, argues California’s “No […] The post Trump Sues California Over Mask Ban appeared first on News Addicts.
NEW: Trump Sues California Over Mask Ban
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has launched a major legal battle against California, accusing Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta of endangering federal law enforcement officers with two new state laws that restrict the use of masks and identity-protecting gear by federal agents operating in the state. Filed Monday in federal court, the lawsuit argues that California’s so-called “No Secret Police Act” and “No Vigila…
This Monday, the Trump administration challenged before a federal court the California ban that prevents most law enforcement officials from covering their faces during their operations, a measure that the Department of Justice insisted that...
Trump Administration Sues California Over Mask Ban For Federal Officers - American Liberty News
Categories: Government•Immigration Tags: California, ICE, Immigration, Trump Administration The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to block California’s newly enacted restrictions on law enforcement mask use, arguing the laws endanger federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who already face rising harassment, threats, and doxing, according to the Associated Press. Federal officials said masking remains…
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