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FBaggins

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5. Unfortunately - they do indeed have that license

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 12:58 PM

Jul 28

Federal law enforcement is immune from prosecution under state criminal laws if they are carrying out federal law enforcement duties.

The wearing of a mask would have to be consistent with what their supervisors are telling them to do in order to pass the two-pronged "Neagle test" (which is almost 150 years old and literally kept a federal officer from prosecution for murder)

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D.U. Legal/Legislation experts - could states pass anti masking laws for ICE? [View all] orangecrush Jul 28 OP

Needs to be done. republianmushroom Jul 28 #1

They can pass anything... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 28 #2

Federal officials orangecrush Jul 28 #3

Unfortunately - they do indeed have that license FBaggins Jul 28 #5

Thank you orangecrush Jul 28 #10

They can't force federal LEO's to do anything, but... Fiendish Thingy Jul 28 #4

my thinkin' on the matter: ret5hd Jul 28 #6

Yeah, good luck with that n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 28 #7

my "thinkin"...as feeble as it is... ret5hd Jul 28 #8

Per a video clip I saw... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 28 #9

That's what I thought. orangecrush Jul 28 #11

Got that right orangecrush Jul 28 #12

Can they tow their unmarked vehicles? Bluesaph Jul 28 #13

Saw a video orangecrush Jul 28 #14

would need to be narrowly tailored to only hit LEO and not protestors or persons masking for the ongoing pandemic cadoman Jul 28 #15