Judge Halts New York Restrictions on Masked Federal Immigration Agents
A federal judge has temporarily blocked key parts of a New York law that sought to limit how federal immigration agents conduct enforcement operations, ruling the state likely exceeded its authority by attempting to…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked key parts of a New York law that sought to limit how federal Immigration agents conduct enforcement operations, ruling the state likely exceeded its authority by attempting to regulate federal officers.
According to Fox News, on Monday, U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino of the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of provisions that would have barred federal Immigration agents from wearing masks and required them to display visible identification while performing their duties.
The ruling allows the challenged provisions to remain on hold while the lawsuit over the law continues through the courts.
In her decision, D'Agostino concluded the restrictions are likely unconstitutional because they interfere with federal law enforcement agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).