California Lawmakers Pass A Bill That Would Ban Use of Face Masks By Law Enforcement - Above the Law

"It's probably too much to ask, but I hope California law enforcement agencies will remember who to direct their hate at if this bill becomes law. It's not the "liberals" running the state. It's the Trump administration and its mass deportation efforts. ICE and its actions have always been controversial, but it took a group of bigots serving non-consecutive terms to really unleash its inherent ugliness."

"What we've been seeing since Trump's return to office has been ICE and anti-brown people sentiment at its worst. ICE raids Home Deport parking lots, neighborhoods, and swap meets, rather than performing targeted arrests of truly dangerous undocumented immigrants. But this insistence on masking officers and hiding outward designations of their originating agency is something specifically tied to Trump's second administration."

"Lawmakers in California passed a bill on Thursday banning most local and federal law enforcement officers from covering their faces during operations, including immigration enforcement. Senate Bill 627, known as the No Secret Police Act, was introduced by Democratic state Sens. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Jesse Arreguin of Berkeley in June after immigration operations ramped up across the state as part of President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. The bill will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for final approval."

California lawmakers passed Senate Bill 627, the No Secret Police Act, to ban most local and federal law enforcement officers from covering their faces during operations, including immigration enforcement. The measure was introduced by Democratic Sens. Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin after a surge in immigration operations tied to the federal administration's deportation efforts. The bill responds to tactics such as masked officers and concealed agency identification used during raids on parking lots, neighborhoods, and swap meets. The statute closes a perceived disguise double-standard and will proceed to Governor Gavin Newsom for potential approval.

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