AG Campbell skeptical of proposed law to ban ICE agents from wearing masks

""To be able to implement that against ICE officials? Nearly impossible. And I don't mince my words there," she said."

""In the context of ICE, this would be your U.S. Attorney where you would say, 'Hey they are in our communities, perpetuating fear, wearing masks, no transparency, no accountability. Our local law enforcement can't do that, you should be holding them accountable.' That's the U.S. attorney's job. They're not doing that," she said."

Massachusetts has federal immigration agents operating while wearing masks, and the State House shows growing support for a bill to prohibit mask use by law enforcement including federal agents. State legislation would be ineffective to compel federal agents to remove masks because federal supremacy limits state enforcement. Federal accountability for ICE mask usage falls to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Critics assert that the U.S. Attorney's Office has not pursued accountability. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office did not respond to requests, citing the ongoing government shutdown.

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