Federal Judge Blocks California’s Mask Ban Targeting ICE Agents

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California was one of the first states to implement laws explicitly intended to combat ICE’s authoritarian tactics by banning federal agents from wearing masks. On Monday, a federal judge issued a block on that law shortly before it was set to take effect. 

According to the Guardian, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California in November, claiming that ICE agents would be endangered if the law were to take effect.

“Denying...