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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBAlthough other states are passing and weighing legislation to try to prevent immigration agents from wearing masks, Oregon lawmakers took a unique approach. -
Eli Imadali/OPBHouse Bill 4138 would require officers to clearly display their name or identifying number, their agency and their badge. The bill also limits the use of facial coverings that conceal a person’s identity, with a few exceptions.
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Several bills take aim at the Trump administration’s immigration efforts. -
A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number. -
Lawmakers around the nation are considering such measures amid a murky legal territory -
Gov. Newsom signed laws meant to protect immigrants during President Trump’s extensive deportation program. Some of the measures raise constitutional questions and likely will be challenged. -
After a summer characterized by masked federal agents detaining immigrants in Los Angeles, the California Legislature passed two measures Thursday that seek to force law enforcement officers to identify themselves.
