Democrats are calling for ICE agents to lose their masks and have identities released. DHS says no way [View all]

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 04 June 2025 23:09 BST


The Trump administration and Democrats are locked in a fierce argument over whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents should be allowed to continue wearing masks while conducting operations.

National and local Democratic leaders, as well as immigrant advocates, have criticized the practice, comparing the masked immigration agents to figures from repressive fascist and communist regimes of the past.

“This is America. This is not the Soviet Union,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Tuesday during a press briefing. “We’re not behind the Iron Curtain. This is not the 1930s. And every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, will of course be identified.”

The comments, which the White House condemned as “sick,” came after Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents last week to “secret police.”

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