On Saturday, during a press briefing at a school, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, stated that he would be passing a one-of-a-kind law that requires agents to remain unmasked while carrying out enforcement operations in the state.
In response, on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security, through its X (formerly Twitter) page, clarified that it will not comply with the law and regards it as “unconstitutional.” The same post also highlighted the reasons for the DHS’s non-confirmation of the law, noting the potential repercussions of its implementation. They mentioned that the law puts ICE agents at extreme risk at a time when there has been a ”1,000% increase in assaults” on them. Not only that, according to them, the act will also put their family members at risk who are” being doxxed and targeted” repeatedly. In the same post, the DHS also took a dig at Newsom, blaming him for partaking in a “disgusting, diabolical fundraising and PR stunt.”
