Masked Arrests Must Stop: Lawmakers Roll Out New Bill [View all]
Since Donald Trump took office for a second time, masked federal agents are wreaking havoc and making arrests of immigrants and even some U.S. citizens. Two lawmakers in Congress say they have a plan to stop the “secret” policing that has become a feature of this administration.
Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat, both Democrats of New York, introduced the “No Secret Police Act of 2025” on Thursday. If passed, the legislation would forbid law enforcement officers and agents for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from hiding their faces or concealing their identity when making arrests. Agents would also be required to display or wear certain insignia, and provide identification when they are making arrests or attempting to detain someone.
Homemade, non-tactical masks are also banned under the proposed legislation.
“Across the country, plain-clothed federal agents in homemade face coverings are lying in wait outside immigration courts to snatch law-abiding, non-violent immigrants going through our legal system the right way. This isn’t about protecting law enforcement, it’s about terrorizing immigrant communities,” Goldman said. “The United States is not a dictatorship, and I’m proud to introduce this commonsense legislation ensuring that our federal government’s laws are enforced by identifiable human beings, not anonymous, secret agents of the state.”
Last week, New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by masked men inside of a federal immigration court in downtown Manhattan where raids have been occurring with some frequency. Lander said he was there to observe immigration proceedings and escort people out of the building in a bid to ensure no one was arrested without a judicial warrant. Though he had done this in the past, this time, Lander was roughly detained by multiple masked agents. Only one man wore a vest that appeared to be part of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division. Though the Department of Homeland Security accused Lander of assaulting an officer and detained him for hours, no charges were filed.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-want-to-ban-masked-ice-agents_n_685d9603e4b0bb5044ff94a5
Needs at least one GQP supporter, though.....or are they ALL too chicken? How about Massie?
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