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Judge Blocks California Mask Ban for ICE, Orders Identification Rules

The court found the state's measure unlawfully discriminatory because it did not apply to California's own officers.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder granted the Justice Department's challenge to the No Secret Police Act.
  • The ruling allows ICE agents to continue wearing masks during operations in California.
  • Officers must identify themselves and display service numbers during enforcement actions.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi welcomed the decision and said the department would keep pressing President Trump's law-and-order agenda.
  • Gov. Gavin Newsom called the outcome a partial victory for accountability following reports that ICE teams had not always identified themselves.