Overview

• The VISIBLE Act was formally introduced on July 8 by Sens. Alex Padilla and Cory Booker to overhaul transparency in immigration enforcement.
• It would require ICE, CBP and deputized state or local officers to display their agency name and individual badge number during public operations.
• The bill prohibits non-medical masks or balaclavas that obscure agents’ faces, a response to high-profile masked raids and impersonation cases.
• Narrow exemptions allow face coverings for environmental hazards or covert and nonpublic operations to address officer safety and operational needs.
• The measure is now in early Senate committee review alongside parallel House and state proposals targeting mask use and identification rules.