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Judge rules New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ruling comes after a federal judge earlier this year blocked a similar law in California that was enacted after the Trump administration a…

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  1. New York Times

    N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge (opens New York Times)

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    While the ruling dealt a blow to New York’s efforts to rein in ICE, a ban on formal cooperation with local police officers will move forward.

  2. Gothamist

    Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks (opens Gothamist)

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    Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in November 2025 in New York City. Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials. [ more › ]

  3. Conservative Review

    Federal court SLAPS down New York and hands victory to Trump and ICE (opens Conservative Review)

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    A federal court issued a preliminary ruling that blocked New York officials from banning federal immigration agents from wearing masks and other coverings. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Face Covering and Identification Acts in May in order to rein in ICE operations in the state.

  4. Just the News

    Judge blocks New York law barring ICE agents from wearing masks and requiring visible identification (opens Just the News)

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    Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York partially granted the DOJ's request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that the federal government is likely to succeed at trial.

  5. Fox News

    Federal judge blocks New York law banning ICE agents from wearing masks (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge temporarily blocked New York from enforcing a law requiring ICE and other federal agents to remove masks and display identification during operations.

  6. RedState

  7. Border Report

    Judge rules New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings (opens Border Report)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ruling comes after a federal judge earlier this year blocked a similar law in California that was enacted after the Trump administration a…

  8. ABC 7 New York

    Federal judge rules against New York State's mask ban for ICE agents (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against New York State's law prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks and requiring them to display identification.

  9. Independent Journal Review

    Judge Halts New York Restrictions on Masked Federal Immigration Agents (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A federal judge has temporarily blocked key parts of a New York law that sought to limit how federal immigration agents conduct enforcement operations, ruling the state likely exceeded its authority by attempting to…

  10. HuffPost

    Judge Blocks New York Ban On Federal Agents Wearing Face Coverings (opens HuffPost)

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    New York’s face coverings and identification measures took effect in June.

  11. West Hawaii Today

    New York law barring ICE agents from wearing masks is blocked by judge (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    New York’s law prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks and requiring them to display identification was blocked on Monday after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the ban.

  12. Washington Times

    Judge blocks New York's anti-ICE mask law but preserves law barring cooperation on ICE arrests (opens Washington Times)

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    A federal judge has blocked New York's new law barring ICE officers from wearing masks while on duty in the state, but allowed another law that blocks localities from signing cooperation agreements with the deportation agency.

  13. American Greatness

    Federal Judge Rules Against New York Law Banning ICE Agents From Wearing Masks (opens American Greatness)

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    A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping New York from enforcing its law that prohibits federal immigration officers from wearing face coverings and […] Source

  14. The Western Journal

    Kathy Hochul and Letitia James Seethe as Federal Judge Blocks Their Attempt to Crack Down on ICE (opens The Western Journal)

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    New York state’s war on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suffered a setback on Monday. A federal judge threw out a state law that sought to ban ICE agents from […]

  15. The Center Square

    Federal judge blocks New York’s mask ban for ICE agents (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) — New York's push to unmask ICE agents is on hold after a federal judge blocked provisions of a newly minted state law that restricts local cooperation with immigration crackdowns.

  16. The Guardian

    US federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE officers wearing masks (opens The Guardian)

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    Judge puts hold on mask ban while allowing state law prohibiting cooperation between police and ICE to stand A New York law banning US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agents from wearing face coverings and requiring that they wear visible identification has been put on hold by a federal …

  17. New York Post

    New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, judge rules (opens New York Post)

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    The ruling comes after a federal judge earlier this year blocked a similar law in California that was enacted after the Trump administration aggressively worked to increase immigration arrests.

  18. The Hill

    Judge blocks law banning ICE agents’ masks in New York (opens The Hill)

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    A federal judge on Monday blocked New York from enforcing a law banning federal immigration officers from wearing face masks and requiring them to display identification. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the state’s mask …

  19. Washington Examiner

    New York’s ICE mask ban is the latest blue-state loss in court (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal judge on Monday ruled New York cannot prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement from wearing face masks. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino in the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction ruling that the Constitution’s supremacy clause does not permit the state to r…

  20. amNewYork

    Federal judge blocks New York state law banning ICE agents from wearing masks in state (opens amNewYork)

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    A federal judge has blocked a New York law banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks while on duty in the state, saying the law is likely an impermissible regulation of federal activity.

  21. Courthouse News Service

    Judge blocks New York from unmasking ICE agents (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The federal judge did allow the state to enforce a law that bars local law enforcement from collaborating with federal immigration authorities, however.

  22. NEWS10 ABC

    Judge blocks enforcement on New York's ban on ICE wearing masks, rejects challenge to 287(g)s (opens NEWS10 ABC)

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    A federal judge upheld a New York State law banning local police from acting as federal immigration agents while blocking a separate measure intended to prevent officers from wearing masks.

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