New York Representatives Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat are introducing the No Secret Police Act, a bill to ban federal immigration agents from wearing masks during arrests. This legislation seeks to improve transparency in immigration enforcement and counter intimidation tactics employed against immigrants. The bill requires agents to display identification openly. Goldman argues that the mask-wearing policy creates fear within immigrant communities and is unnecessary, based on his experiences in law enforcement. He insists that federal agents should not operate as "anonymous" individuals, reinforcing the idea of identifiable law enforcement in a democratic society.
The new bill aims to increase transparency and curb intimidation tactics used against immigrant communities by prohibiting mask-wearing by ICE agents during civil enforcement.
Rep. Goldman emphasizes that the legislation ensures federal enforcement is conducted by identifiable agents rather than anonymous figures, stating, "The United States is not a dictatorship."
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