California’s Bid To Unmask ICE Agents Goes Down In Flames
An appeals court on Wednesday blocked a California law from taking effect that would force federal immigration law enforcement officials to unmask and wear visible ID when on patrol. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
An appeals court on Wednesday blocked a California law from taking effect that would force federal Immigration law enforcement officials to unmask and wear visible ID when on patrol.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a section of California’s No Vigilantes Act, which required federal law enforcement agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to wear visible ID, violated the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. The bill passed both chambers of the California legislature and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into law in September 2025.
“We conclude that § 10 of the No Vigilantes Act attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of governmental functions,” The court’s opinion, authored by Trump-appointed Judge Mark Bennett, read in part. “The Supremacy Clause forbids the State from enforcing such legislation.”
“These laws shouldn’t even be necessary. We shouldn’t have unidentified, masked men terrorizing our communities,” A spokesperson for Newsom’s office told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We will continue demanding federal accountability and fighting against Trump and Miller’s reign of terror against our communities.”