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Lawmakers Seek to Unmask ICE Agents as Threats Against Officers Surge

State and federal lawmakers have introduced bills that would require ICE agents to remove non-medical masks, display identification following a 700% rise in assaults

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Overview

  • Massachusetts Rep. James Hawkins introduced a bill to ban non-medical masks for law enforcement officers, requiring agents to display their name or badge number.
  • Senators Alex Padilla and Cory Booker filed the VISIBLE Act in the U.S. Senate to bar federal immigration agents from concealing their identities and mandate visible agency affiliation on uniforms.
  • The Department of Homeland Security reports a 700% increase in assaults against ICE officers this year, with agency leaders citing doxxing and threats as reasons for mask-wearing.
  • Border Patrol agents in Los Angeles arrested four individuals suspected of planting tire spikes in front of enforcement vehicles after recent violent plots against officers.
  • President Trump and Border Patrol unions caution that unmasking could expose agents and their families to violence while Democratic lawmakers emphasize accountability through visible identification.