Spokane immigrant communities gather to celebrate as governor signs bills banning masked agents, impersonating law enforcement

  • Two new laws in Washington ban face coverings for law enforcement and crack down on impersonating officers, signed by Governor Bob Ferguson at a watch party hosted by Nuestras Raices Centro Comunitario in Spokane.

Starting today, two new laws in Washington ban face coverings for law enforcement and crack down on impersonating officers.

In Spokane, Nuestras Raices Centro Comunitario, a local immigrant and refugee community center, hosted a watch party as Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 2165 and House Bill 5855 into law.

House Bill 2165 makes it a gross misdemeanor to impersonate a local or federal law enforcement officer, while House Bill 5855 bans all law enforcement from wearing face coverings…

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