{"id":27143,"date":"2026-08-04T09:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27143"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:54:49","slug":"judge-rules-new-york-cant-ban-federal-agents-from-wearing-face-coverings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27143","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules New York can\u2019t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">NEW YORK &#8212; <\/span>New York can\u2019t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The ruling comes after a federal judge earlier this year blocked a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-mask-ban-ice-agents-lawsuit-715a24629f112ca3f12b0b619461dc60\">similar law<\/a> in California that was enacted after the Trump administration <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-california-immigration-customs-enforcement-newsom-0482a8935419d88986b890b18db5cc03\">aggressively worked to increase immigration arrests<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For the Northern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Mae D\u2019Agostino wrote that while New York &#8220;appears to be well-intentioned in its pursuit of transparent policing,&#8221; that&#8217;s not what the court is deciding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThe issue now before the Court is about constitutionality\u2014not transparency or preferable policy decisions,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The federal government has shown a likelihood that the measures go against the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, which bars state governments from regulating federal law enforcement, D\u2019Agostino wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The measures were included in a slate of law enforcement policies as part of the state budget bill that was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement following the judge&#8217;s decision that they &#8220;stand firm in our belief that masked agents do not make New York safer and our offices are reviewing all legal options at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">New York&#8217;s face coverings and identification measures took effect in June, according to the ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings under a bill that was signed in September following a summer of high-profile raids by immigration officers in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">When the law was blocked, the decision was expected to have implications nationwide for other states that have <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-agents-masks-protests-trump-333e1684af6389fa7bc6e09844d33489\">pursued their own measures<\/a> to place restrictions on immigration agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">In May, the U.S. Department of Justice <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/connecticut-ice-identification-masks-justice-department-lawsuit-0cc161ba8ad333a9caec0223f4d324fe\">filed a federal lawsuit<\/a> against Connecticut over a new state law that prohibits federal agents from wearing masks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8212; New York can\u2019t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday. 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