AMERICANALMANAC (Sarah May) - Federal judge blocks New York's mask ban on ICE agents, citing Constitution's supremacy clause
A federal judge struck down New York's law banning federal agents from wearing face coverings during immigration operations, the second time a court has blocked a blue-state attempt to dictate how federal officers dress on the job. U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino issued a preliminary injunction Monday blocking key provisions of New York's law that […] The post Federal judge blocks New York's mask ban on ICE agents, citing Constitution's supremacy clause appeared first on American Almanac .
A federal judge struck down New York's law banning federal agents from wearing face coverings during immigration operations, the second time a court has blocked a blue-state attempt to dictate how federal officers dress on the job. U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino issued a preliminary injunction Monday blocking key provisions of New York's law that barred federal agents from wearing masks and required them to display visible identification during enforcement operations. The ruling, handed down in the Northern District of New York, found that the federal government is likely to succeed at trial in proving the measures violate the Constitution's supremacy clause, the bedrock principle that prevents states from regulating federal law…Open