ICE TO CALIFORNIA: WE WON’T UNMASK — DHS BLASTS STATE BAN AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

DHS said on X that ICE agents will not comply with California’s new “unmask” law restricting face coverings during operations, calling it unconstitutional and citing officer safety amid a reported surge in assaults and doxxing. Gov. Gavin Newsom defended the law as a transparency measure aimed at ending intimidation during immigration enforcement. The clash sets up a likely legal fight over state authority to regulate federal immigration officers and operational practices in California.