Court bars California law requiring ICE officers to wear visible identification
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals barred California on Wednesday from enforcing a law requiring federal immigration officers to identify themselves while on duty, ruling that the state cannot dictate how federal agents carry out their work.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court has blocked a California law requiring immigration officers to identify themselves.
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that states cannot dictate how federal agents perform their duties.
- This decision grants the federal government a preliminary injunction against the identification provision of California's No Vigilantes Act.
- The ruling reverses a prior decision by a lower court.