Newsom signs bill banning ICE agents from wearing face coverings

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a new bill into into law on Saturday that bans most federal, local, and out-of-state law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings.

The bill, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, prohibits most law enforcement operating in the state, including U.S. ICE agents, from masking while on the job. It includes a few exemptions, such as for SWAT teams and undercover police work, and still allows officers to wear medical masks and gas masks, if necessary.

Penalties for violating the law include either an infraction or misdemeanor, and apply to officers who committed an “assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, abuse of process, or malicious prosecution” while covering their face, a press release from Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, who headed the bill, said.

The new piece of legislation was part of a slate of others signed by Newsom this weekend, most of which are designed to clamp down on the Trump administration‘s immigration operations in the state.

Those include one bill requiring officers to provide identification while conducting operations, two others prohibiting ICE agents from entering schools or health facilities without a warrant, and another requiring schools to notify parents and teachers if ICE agents are on site.

Newsom signs bill banning ICE agents from wearing face coverings

The bill, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, prohibits most law enforcement operating in the state from masking while on the job.

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[Amethyst]

Because this is California which has a far left Democrat Governor, as well as majority far left Democrat Legislators, its really not about the face coverings, but just the fact that ICE is cracking down on illegal immigration.
California has been a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants and their votes are what has helped keep Democrats in power in California. ICE is removing their source of power

May they continue wearing masks for their own safety as they remove the unlawful.

 

[Amethyst]

The law may be addressed to Federal Law Enforcement, but is not applicable to them.

Good.

I think the majority of law abiding Californians appreciate their efforts.

 

[Amethyst]

. It amazes me how little the democrat party has changed since the last civil war. They still want states' rights over federal government, and they still want their slaves, only this time the slaves are children trafficked by the cartels, and other spanish speakers from south of the border.

Interesting.

 

[Batman]

I see ICE officers wearing facemasks much the same as I see KKK members wearing their masks.............
It is cowardice and fear-mongering.

I disagree.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

If the activities of the criminal are felonious, I believe lethal force is justified if the criminal does not comply with LEOs. LEOs risk their own lives when they have to physically fight perps. That shouldn't be necessary in most cases.

Depends on the jurisdiction. Where I was, it depended on overall situation, objective reasonableness, and whether or not LE and/or another was in imminent danger of life, limb, eyesight, rape, kidnapping, etc. One jurisdiction was far more restrictive than the others due to case law in that state.

 

[1LoverofGod]

DHS says it won’t comply with California mask ban


The Department of Homeland Security said it will not adhere to a California law banning law enforcement agents from wearing face coverings while on duty.

The No Secret Police Act, signed into law on Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), prevents Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with other local, federal, and out-of-state officers, from wearing face masks to shield their identities while on patrol.

“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,” DHS wrote on X.

Bill Essayli, acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, appointed under the Trump administration, said the state’s jurisdiction does not apply to the federal government.

“The State of California has no jurisdiction over the federal government. If Newsom wants to regulate our agents, he must go through Congress. I’ve directed our federal agencies that the law signed today has no effect on our operations. Our agents will continue to protect their identities,” Essayli wrote on X on Saturday.

DHS says it won't comply with California mask ban

The No Secret Police Act prevents officers from wearing face masks to shield their identities while on patrol.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[dwb]

I don't believe the state has any say over how Feds clothe themselves...

Agree!!

 

[Andy C]

I see ICE officers wearing facemasks much the same as I see KKK members wearing their masks.............
It is cowardice and fear-mongering.

Im a little confused. Are you equating the legal actions of ICE with the illegal actions of the KKK?

 

[Andy C]

Good.

I think the majority of law abiding Californians appreciate their efforts.

Sadly, there are too many liberals in the state who see ICE as criminal. Only the left could find logic in saying ICE is acting illegal, when dealing with those who entered the country illegally.

 

[Cheeky200386]

I see ICE officers wearing facemasks much the same as I see KKK members wearing their masks.............
It is cowardice and fear-mongering.

They aren’t even remotely the same. One is enforcing the legal laws of our country to remove law breakers who came here illegally. The KKK focused on attacking Black people because of their skin.

 

[KMendel]

Hmmmm..... and ICE is targeting brown skinned people, without actually knowing if they are citizens or legally here. Big difference, huh???

 

[Kem]

Ice is targeting illegal aliens no matter the color of their skin. If the countries that they come from are countries that mostly have brown skinned people, then that is not the fault of Ice.

 

[Kem]

We should also mention that not only did Newsom sign an unconstitutional bill into law, he really made a threat against Christy Noem by say she was going to have a bad day.

 

[Andy C]

We should also mention that not only did Newsom sign an unconstitutional bill into law, he really made a threat against Christy Noem by say she was going to have a bad day.

Its sad to see what my home state has become. The last time I lived in CA was 1993. I did go back several times to visit family and friends. Over the years, the local news stations went from neutral to full fledged liberal poppycock. The masses are slowly brainwashed.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

They aren’t even remotely the same. One is enforcing the legal laws of our country to remove law breakers who came here illegally. The KKK focused on attacking Black people because of their skin.

The KKK also attacked Jewish and Catholic people, regardless of skin color.

 

[Cheeky200386]

Hmmmm..... and ICE is targeting brown skinned people, without actually knowing if they are citizens or legally here. Big difference, huh???

Massive difference, I’m sad you can’t see it and I feel bad for our ICE Agents who have to contend with the fear mongering and hatred like this.

Signed fellow brown-skinned person. I hope to meet an ICE agent one day and personally thank him for enforcing our laws and getting rid of criminals.

 

[Bethlehem57]

DHS says it won’t comply with California mask ban


The Department of Homeland Security said it will not adhere to a California law banning law enforcement agents from wearing face coverings while on duty.

The No Secret Police Act, signed into law on Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), prevents Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with other local, federal, and out-of-state officers, from wearing face masks to shield their identities while on patrol.

“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,” DHS wrote on X.

Bill Essayli, acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, appointed under the Trump administration, said the state’s jurisdiction does not apply to the federal government.

“The State of California has no jurisdiction over the federal government. If Newsom wants to regulate our agents, he must go through Congress. I’ve directed our federal agencies that the law signed today has no effect on our operations. Our agents will continue to protect their identities,” Essayli wrote on X on Saturday.

DHS says it won't comply with California mask ban

The No Secret Police Act prevents officers from wearing face masks to shield their identities while on patrol.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

As they should!

 

[Bethlehem57]

It’s sad to see what my home state has become. The last time I lived in CA was 1993. I did go back several times to visit family and friends. Over the years, the local news stations went from neutral to full fledged liberal poppycock. The masses are slowly brainwashed.

It’s very sad! I grew up in Northern California and I have so many great memories of that area! It’s so different and now, it’s unbearable to live there! We lived 1 hour from the ocean and 1 hour from the mountains. The country was so beautiful, now, there are houses upon houses, and the homeless are everywhere! Illegals are a huge burden on the taxpayers and cause the homeless problems because they can’t pay what the state is shelling out for the illegals!

I have a sister that lives above Jackson and she tells me that the taxes on everything make it unbearable for many to make ends meet. She needs to sell her home and land, but they make so many rules up about rights of way, property appraisals and other requirements which the state leeches from those wanting to sell - hands are out for this fee, this permit, or that evaluation ….

Newsome, like Jerry Brown annd his ilk, have made an irreversible mess out of CA. Allowing illegals (and I’m talking Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, along with the Mexican and South American variety) to stay, hiding them, giving them healthcare, housing, and food stamps, etc., is just spitting in the face of those who are citizens of our country.

Back in the early 70’s, my dad used to drive dairy farms and test the milk cows for mastitis. He drove a four-door “cop looking car” with a CB antenna on the back. Anytime he passed illegals, they’d literally run away, shouting “la migra, la migra!” They thought he was with immigration and it was a big enough problem then….. can’t imagine how bad it is now! I doubt that any of them are running away from immigration, but the bigger problem is with sympathizers like the one we have here in NC, called Sembla. They educate illegals how to network so they can hide from ICE, and they claim to “stand up for the rights of everyone, citizen or not.” They’ve got their own website, FB page and of course they are all part of the blue city problems that any state can have. What they’ve accomplished is making things dangerous for any ICE officers who come to the area by giving these illegals the “tools” to hide. What’s worse is we’ve become the drug trafficking highway for these cartels because all the focus is on CA and TX for drug traffickers. And with that comes the gangs and cartels who are the underbelly of the snake. Groups like Sembla can only be worse for people in California and I bet there are many who aid this effort.

I take great comfort in knowing that one day (sooner now than ever) all this graft, greed, lying, bribery, payola and every other sinful act done by mankind will be gone forever! No more sin, no more suffering, no more death! And Almighty God will mete out His perfect justice upon those who’ve done these things while ignoring the perfect and free gift of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone in His only Son, Jesus Christ! Because without Jesus Christ, they haven’t got a prayer!