From the Daily Caller: A growing cohort of Democratic lawmakers want to ban face coverings for deportation officers amid President Donald Trump’s wide-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
Democrats at the national and state level have introduced legislation aiming to keep face masks off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and using fascistic terminology to describe the current practice. However, federal law enforcement leaders say face coverings — which are optional for agents — help protect them at a time when the agency is being demonized and assaults against agents have risen nearly 700%.
“Every day the brave men and women of ICE go out into local communities across the country and put their lives on the line to bolster public safety and national security by apprehending transnational gang members, foreign fugitives and other dangerous criminal aliens who are in the country illegally and preying on law-abiding citizens,” an ICE spokesperson stated to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The agency supports agents having the option to cover their face, arguing it keeps them and their family members safe. However, many Democrats are moving forward with legislation to take away that choice.
Democrat Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat, both of New York, introduced the “No Secret Police Act” on June 26, which would ban Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents from using homemade, non-tactical masks while they are engaged in border security and civil immigration enforcement operations.
Over 40 Democrat lawmakers have signed on to co-sponsor the bill.
“This week, I introduced legislation to ban ICE agents from wearing face masks during immigration arrests, met with LGBTQ+ providers, advisors, and advocacy groups to discuss Trump’s cuts to care nationwide, and introduced a bill to bolster anti-gun trafficking efforts,” Goldman announced on June 29.
This week, I introduced legislation to ban ICE agents from wearing face masks during immigration arrests, met with LGBTQ+ providers, advisors, and advocacy groups to discuss Trump’s cuts to care nationwide, and introduced a bill to bolster anti-gun trafficking efforts. pic.twitter.com/TxgDQvrqzF
— Rep. Dan Goldman (@RepDanGoldman) June 29, 2025
Another New York Democrat, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, has gone even farther. She introduced the “No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act” on June 12, which not only bans face masks for ICE agents, but requires them to display their name and affiliation with the agency.
ICE agents hiding their faces and badges spreads fear and eliminates accountability for abuse. These secret police tactics don’t belong in our democracy.
Today, I introduced the No Masks for ICE Act to bring basic transparency and accountability to immigration enforcement. pic.twitter.com/r2yqXxtHcd
— Rep. Nydia Velazquez (@NydiaVelazquez) June 12, 2025
However, radical leftist protesters are still wearing masks, and Democrats have not called for a ban on that.
Dozens of masked protestors arrested by the NYPD.
Now the group will have to take off their masks.
Who are they? Are they even students? Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/uyIwBiaq5K
— Alexis McAdams (@AlexisMcAdamsTV) May 8, 2025
CNN correspondent Scott Jennings noted last month, “Democrats suddenly have a problem with masks as soon as ICE agents try to protect themselves from being doxxed and targeted by criminals. Certainly didn’t see this much outrage about masked protesters attacking cops and lighting police cars on fire 🤔.”
Democrats suddenly have a problem with masks as soon as ICE agents try to protect themselves from being doxxed and targeted by criminals.
Certainly didn’t see this much outrage about masked protesters attacking cops and lighting police cars on fire 🤔 pic.twitter.com/MsbdNpwtGf
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) June 22, 2025
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