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NJ lawmakers want to ban masks for ICE agents
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The bill cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature
New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill that would bar law enforcement officers -- including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents -- from masking their faces during public operations.
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NJ lawmakers want to ban masks for ICE agents
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New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill that would bar law enforcement officers -- including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents -- from masking their faces during public operations.
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Lawmakers are moving a controversial bill through Trenton that would bar law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while performing official operations in public.
Supporters of the legislation say the public has a right to know who's conducting those operations, especially amid reports of masked ICE agents refusing to identify themselves during raids and even at home visits.
But opponents say the bill is unconstitutional and Homeland Security officials say they won't comply.
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