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California became the first state to ban most law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The ban is a direct response to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, where federal agents wore masks while making mass arrests. The raids prompted days of protest across …

An armed man posing as law enforcement was detained at an Arizona stadium where a memorial service for Charlie Kirk is set to take place on Sunday, the Secret Service said. The man entered State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday and was “exhibiting suspicious” behavior, a Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement Saturday. The spokesperson added that …

GLENDALE, AZ — The U.S. Secret Service says they are investigating a man who was taken into custody after allegedly acting suspiciously outside State Farm Stadium. The incident occurred ahead of Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk, which is being held at the stadium, though it’s not immediately clear when police encountered the man. According to a spokesperson, the man …

Washington — President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Monday mobilizing federal law enforcement agents to Memphis, Tennessee, as a part of a task force that will include the Tennessee National Guard, the latest planned Guard deployment in his effort to combat crime in U.S. cities.  “The effort will include the National Guard as well as the FBI, ATF, DEA, ICE, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to once again federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force, in what he suggested could come in response to the city’s mayor’s stated refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement. Trump’s emergency order, which took over the local police force, expired last week. Hours before it elapsed, Mayor Muriel Bowser said that the city …

South Korea’s government has said it will launch an investigation into whether human rights violations were committed when hundreds of its citizens were detained in a US immigration raid. About 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, were arrested at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery factory in the US state of Georgia on 4 September. The raid was …

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The California Legislature on Thursday passed a pair of bills to prohibit on-duty law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from masking their faces and to require them to identify themselves. Senate Bill 627, written by Sens. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley), includes exceptions for SWAT teams and others. The measure was introduced after the Trump administration …

California Lawmakers Pass a Mask Ban for Law Enforcement  The New York Times California lawmakers pass bill to ban ICE agents from wearing masks  Politico Immigration activity confirmed in San Jose as ICE regulation policy heads to council  ABC7 San Francisco California lawmakers pass ban on ICE officers wearing masks  San Francisco Chronicle San Jose advances plan for ICE agents to identify themselves  San José …

At least one of the Korean workers swept up in a huge immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia last week was living and working legally in the US, according to an internal federal government document obtained by the Guardian. Officials then “mandated” that he agree to be removed from the US despite not having violated his …