Enforcement of California’s ICE Mask Ban Blocked by Judge
Protestors throw trash and objects as they clash with Federal agents and police during a protest against ICE in Los Angeles in Jan.
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California may not enforce its mask ban against federal immigration agents, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled Monday, though she left intact other provisions in new state laws requiring officers to identify themselves.
Judge Christina Snyder of the US District Court for the Central District of California partially granted the federal government’s request for a preliminary injunction Monday. The ban on facial coverings in California’s No Secret Police Act (SB 627) likely unlawfully discriminates against federal officers because it doesn’t apply to state police, Snyder said.