In a huge blow to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked California’s law that banned masks for ICE agents.
California recently banned federal law enforcement officers from covering their faces with masks.
The Trump Administration filed a lawsuit against California and argued the state’s new law violated the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
Last week, US District Judge Christina Snyder, a Clinton appointee, agreed with the Trump Administration’s assertion that California’s law violated the Supremacy Clause and temporarilyblockedthe law.
On Thursday, at the request of the DOJ, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals expanded the block on California’s ban on masks for ICE agents.
The law requiring federal officers display their ID/badge numbers is now blocked.
The three-judge panel included: Nguyen (Obama), Bennett (Trump), Collins (Trump).
JUST IN: 9th Circuit expands block on CA anti-ICE laws. Law requiring officers display ID/badge number now blocked pending argument on 3/3. Judges Nguyen (Obama), Bennett (Trump), Collins (Trump). [fixing prior post]https://t.co/hrgqhLPGSiEarlier:https://t.co/hrWGJzQK6o
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein)February 19, 2026
US Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the win.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
