San Jose City Council unanimously voted to mandate that federal immigration agents operating in the city remove their face masks and properly identify themselves at its Sept. 30 meeting. Mayor Matt Mahan was not present for the vote.
“Federal agents are to display visible identification, and the prohibition of the use of face coverings unless necessary,” San Jose District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz said. “These protections are not just about procedure. They are about dignity, fairness and public trust.”
The decision comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 627, known as the No Secret Police Act, in Los Angeles on Sept. 20; the act, which takes effect on Jan. 1, requires federal agents, including Immigration and Custom Enforcement as well as Border Patrol agents, to display proper identification and the removal of face coverings unless necessary…