The Department of Justice is suing New Jersey over a law that bars local, state, and federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requires them to show identification before making arrests.
Filed on April 29 in Newark federal court, the lawsuit requests an injunction to block New Jersey’s Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act, which applies to all law enforcement officers, including federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The Justice Department argues the law is unconstitutional, calling it an “illegal attempt to regulate the federal government” and saying it would compromise the safety of federal officers.
Threatening federal agents with prosecution for concealing their identities during detentions “chills the enforcement of federal law and compromises sensitive law enforcement operations,” the agency said….
DOJ Sues New Jersey Over Mask Ban for Law Enforcement
