WASHINGTON, United States, Feb 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A US federal judge on Monday blocked a California law that would have prohibited federal immigration agents from covering their faces during operations, but upheld that they must display identification. US District Judge Christina Snyder found California's masking law known as the "No Secret Police Act" to be discriminatory as it did not apply to state law enforcement officers. The proposed ban "unlawfully discriminates against federal officers," she wrote. But the judge upheld a measure that requires agents to show identification and their badge numbers. "A federal court just upheld California's law REQUIRING federal agents to identify themselves.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 10, 2026 05:22 UTC