"A top Trump administration lawyer pressed a federal judge Wednesday to block a newly enacted California law that bans most law enforcement officers in the state from wearing masks, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Tiberius Davis, representing the U.S. Department of Justice, argued at a hearing in Los Angeles that the first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could unleash chaos across the country, and potentially land many ICE agents on the wrong side of the law it were allowed to take effect."
""Why couldn't California say every immigration officer needs to wear pink, so it's super obvious who they are?" Davis told U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder. "The idea that all 50 states can regulate the conduct and uniforms of officers ... flips the Constitution on its head." The judge appeared skeptical. "Why can't they perform their duties without a mask? They did that until 2025, did they not?" Snyder said."
The Department of Justice sued to block California's No Secret Police Act and companion No Vigilantes Act after they barred most law enforcement from wearing masks and required visible identification while conducting operations. DOJ attorney Tiberius Davis argued the first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could unleash nationwide confusion, criminalize federal officers and usurp federal authority over uniforms and conduct. U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder questioned how officers managed without masks previously and why state peace officers were exempt. Both mask violations and failure to display identification are misdemeanors. A ruling could come as soon as this week.
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