DHS says ICE won't comply with California ban on agents wearing masks

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Source: The Hill

DHS says ICE won’t comply with California ban on agents wearing masks

by Sarah Fortinsky - 09/22/25 4:40 PM ET

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday it would not follow California’s new law banning its agents from covering their faces during enforcement operations.

“To be clear: We will NOT comply with [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom’s unconstitutional mask ban,” DHS said Monday in a post on the social platform X.

DHS suggested the masks provide protection for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who have seen a sharp rise in attacks in recent months.

“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 said in a statement.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/national-security/5516288-dhs-ice-california-mask-ban/