Overview

• The No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act, introduced June 12 by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, would require ICE agents conducting domestic operations to display their name and agency affiliation.
• Mask exceptions are confined to situations involving imminent threats to life or serious bodily harm and must be documented and reviewed by a supervisor within 48 hours.
• The Department of Homeland Security would establish compliance procedures, enforce disciplinary measures for violations, and submit annual reports to Congress on anonymous-agent complaints.
• Despite support from several House Democrats, the bill has drawn zero Republican cosponsors, making a hearing in the GOP-controlled House unlikely.
• County and state mask transparency measures, including New York’s Nassau County law and California proposals, continue to advance through legislation and legal challenges to federal anonymity protocols.