DHS says it won’t follow California law banning most law enforcement officers from wearing masks

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that it will not comply with a new California law which bans most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from wearing face coverings while conducting official business.

“To be clear: We will NOT comply with Gavin Newsom’s unconstitutional mask ban. At a time that ICE law enforcement faces a 1,000% increase in assaults and their family members are being doxxed and targeted, the sitting Governor of California signed unconstitutional legislation that strips law enforcement of protections in a disgusting, diabolical fundraising and PR stunt,” the government agency said in a post on X.

The new law is a direct response to federal agents wearing masks while making arrests during immigration enforcement operations, including those across Southern California and Los Angeles that prompted protests this summer…

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