9th Circuit Crushes California’s Mask Ban For ICE

By William Teach April 23, 2026 – 7:00 am

I mean, seriously, one would have thought that all those lawyers in the People’s Republik Of California’s General Assembly would have realized this



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BREAKING: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an injunction blocking enforcement of California’s new law that requires ICE agents to unmask and wear visible ID, arguing it violates the Supremacy Clause because it “attempts to directly regulate the United States in its Show more




1:31 PM · Apr 22, 2026

Bummer, I was really looking forward to seeing some idiot in California’s state, county, or local law enforcement try and arrest a federal law enforcement agent

That California Ban on Masked ICE Agents Just Got Struck Down
A three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit just made permanent an injunction that blocks the enforcement of California’s law banning masks on federal agents — basically because a state can’t tell a federal agency what to do.
In a 3-0 ruling, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that California’s law, SB 627, which was co-authored by state Senator Scott Wiener, likely violates the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, and runs afoul of Supreme Court precedent that prevents states from prosecuting federal agents acting in the course of their duties.
The law, dubbed the No Vigilantes Act, which took effect in January, bans the wearing of masks by law enforcement officers, in the interest of public safety.
The judges said that the state law “purports to override the federal government’s power to determine whether, how, and when to publicly identify its officers.” And they add, “in so doing, it aims to regulate the manner and conditions under which federal agents can enforce federal law.”
Pretty much everyone saw this coming. Not sure why the CA GA bothered, except maybe to whip up their unhinged base.
At the same time, same ruling
Federal court makes stunning ruling on California law forcing ICE agents to wear IDs
A California appeals court has blocked a move by Gov. Gavin Newsom to force ICE agents to wear identification, saying that the state couldn’t regulate actions by the federal government.
The three judge panel in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday agreed with the Trump administration that the California law violated the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause by interfering with federal officers’ duties. It had previously granted a temporary administrative injunction to block the implementation of the law.
Nice try, Gavin.


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