Overview
- On GBH, Attorney General Andrea Campbell said a state anti-masking law would be nearly impossible to apply to ICE and urged federal accountability through the U.S. Attorney.
- U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley publicly rebuked Campbell, citing the Supremacy Clause, defending mask use as protection against doxxing and threats, and calling Campbell’s statements inaccurate.
- Governor Maura Healey sided with Campbell, questioned the logic of federal mask use, and encouraged residents to record encounters to document ICE conduct.
- State Representative Jim Hawkins filed a bill to prohibit law enforcement from covering their faces, and Senate President Karen Spilka expressed support for the proposal.
- ICE officials say masks protect agents and families from harassment as authorities also warn about impersonators, with California’s new anti-masking law already facing federal pushback.