DOJ sues St. Paul and Portland for trying to unmask federal agents
Local mask bans just hit a federal wall, because apparently, the constitution has strong feelings about who gets to keep their face covered.
The Department of Justice is officially dragging St. Paul and Portland to court. Their beef? These cities passed local laws requiring federal agents—like those from ICE—to show their faces and ID themselves. The feds are having none of it.
The Trump administration claims these rules are unconstitutional. They’re leaning on the Supremacy Clause, basically saying, "states don't get to tell federal law enforcement what to wear." Whether you think residents deserve to know who is cuffing them, or you think these agents need anonymity for safety, the courts are about to decide who really runs the block.
It is wild that the biggest legal showdown of the year is essentially an argument over whether a balaclava is a federal right.
Source: Department of Justice
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