From Breitbart: Michigan has joined four other states who have introduced legislation to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks, with the Wolverine state calling for jail time for violators.
Democrats in California, New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania also have introduced similar bills as part of an attempt by those lawmakers to “increase transparency and limit the agency’s expanded powers” under President Donald Trump, Newsweek reported this week.
As Breitbart News has reported, federal authorities say ICE officers have been wearing plain clothes and using masks during raids to hinder their identification they or their families won’t be targeted off the job by open boarder advocates.
Violators would be charged with a misdemeanor that carried a $1000 fine and up to 90 days in jail.
The Michigan bill’s sponsor, Rep. Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City), told the MLive, “For the average person, these incidents look like violent kidnappings.
“With this new federal tactic of wearing masks with no identification, there is no way for the public, the people being accosted or grabbed or even local law enforcement and local, state elected leaders to know who these folks are.”
President Trump called outrage over the practice by hypocritical as he hasn’t heard any Democrat lawmakers targeting violent protestors wearing masks during demonstrations.
“This is the problem with Democrats,” he said earlier in July. “They have a lot of bad things going on in their heads.”
.@POTUS: When they picket in front of Harvard wearing masks, nobody complains — but when a patriot who works for ICE wears a mask so they won't be targeted, they have a problem.
"This is the problem with the Democrats — they have a lot of bad things going on in their heads." pic.twitter.com/qMX4UNLWYH
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 9, 2025
Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) have introduced a bill banning the practice at the federal level.
We can't trust law enforcement we can't identify or hold accountable. That's why I'm introducing a bill to ban masks and require all government agents working in PA to wear marked uniforms.
Because America doesn't have secret police, and we never will.https://t.co/zZjUjlBYKO
— Rep. Ben Waxman (@RepBenWaxman) July 23, 2025
The same elected officials proposing legislation to ban ICE officers and special agents from wearing masks should be helping us curtail the threats and assaults against our officials and their families. pic.twitter.com/C6FwHlBVoe
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) July 23, 2025
Just heard the mayor of Los Angeles say men from out of state enforcing ICE raids are foolish for thinking they need a mask to protect their identities. We just watched a guy on the jumbotron get exposed in hours. In this day and age, don't assume you have privacy in public.
— Kevin Estela (@EstelaWildEd) July 20, 2025
Democrats want to ban ICE agents from wearing masks, putting them at risk of retaliation from MS-13 and other violent criminals.
They would rather target law enforcement than hold criminals accountable.
I will always stand with our officers. pic.twitter.com/sHl6QgBNjb
— Rep. Andrew Garbarino (@RepGarbarino) July 16, 2025
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