Readers disapprove of ICE agents wearing masks

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By Annie Jonas

July 10, 2025 | 8:48 AM
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A bill filed by a Massachusetts lawmaker to prohibit law enforcement officers — including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — from covering their faces is favored by hundreds of Boston.com readers.

On Monday, State Rep. James Hawkins, a Democrat representing Attleboro, filed HD.4886 to prevent local, state, or federal law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth from wearing “any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties.”

Exceptions would be given for medical masks and for SWAT teams, and officers would also be required to display their “name or badge number on their uniforms.” Violating the proposed law would result in a misdemeanor ...

https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2025/07/10/readers-disapprove-of-ice-agents-wearing-masks-heres-why/

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1. Bill would force ICE agents to ID themselves, ban most masks

Jul 8, 2025
Russell Contreras

Federal immigration agents would be banned from wearing most face coverings but be required to wear visible ID during public enforcement operations, according to a proposal from Democratic U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ).

Why it matters: The long-shot proposal comes following images of masked, heavily armed immigration agents snatching people off the streets and taking them away in unmarked cars have shocked many Americans.

Driving the news: Under the proposed bill unveiled Tuesday, Homeland Security agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be required to display a legible ID that includes the agency name or acronym ...

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/ice-agents-masks-democrats-id-bill

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2. SCROTUM-6 Will Rule Masked ICE is Legal

Buuut thanks for giving us another nail to pound.