"California will be the first state to ban most law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday. The ban is California's direct response to a recent series of immigration raids in Los Angeles where federal agents wore masks while making mass arrests. The raids prompted a dayslong protest across the city and led President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops and Marines to the area."
"The Department of Homeland Security said it had sent letters Friday to the attorneys general in California, Illinois and New York reinforcing previous instructions that the Democrat-led states honor detainers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for criminal illegal aliens within their jurisdictions. DHS said in a statement Saturday that if the states failed to comply, it would pursue all appropriate measures to end their inadvisable and irresponsible obstruction."
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law prohibiting most law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business. The measure responds to immigration raids in Los Angeles where masked federal agents made mass arrests, triggering dayslong protests and prompting President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops and Marines. The law bars neck gaiters, ski masks and other facial coverings, while exempting undercover agents, tactical gear and medical masks such as N95 respirators. The law does not apply to state police. The Department of Homeland Security called the legislation despicable, sent letters to several attorneys general, and warned it will seek appropriate measures if states do not comply.
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