ICE Scores Victory In Court Ruling

By Danielle

A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law that bans most law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks.

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit after California became the first state to enact legislation prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings, arguing that the law threatened the safety of officers and violated the Constitution by regulating the federal government.

“U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder said the law’s exemption for state police discriminates against federal agents included in the ban,” ABC7 Los Angeles reports.

“A federal judge has blocked California’s law requiring ICE to remove masks — but concludes it’s not an impermissible regulation if the state tweaks it to apply to all law enforcement, not just feds,” POLITICO reporter Kyle Cheney said.

JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked California’s law requiring ICE to remove masks — but concludes it’s not an impermissible regulation if the state tweaks it to apply to all law enforcement, not just feds. https://t.co/5YLhS14N17 pic.twitter.com/fSUsFtMaKa

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 9, 2026