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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding

Federal appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification

California ICE Identification Lawsuit - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An appeals court has blocked a California law passed in 2025 requiring federal immigration agents to wear a badge or some form of identification.

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit in November challenging the law, arguing that it would threaten the safety of officers who are facing harassment, doxing, and violence and that they violated the constitution because the state is directly regulating the federal government.

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