DOJ Challenges Dem City’s Ban on Masked Federal Agents.

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The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee’s ban on masked law enforcement, citing federal supremacy and unconstitutional local interference with federal agencies, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee, Wisconsin, over its ban on law enforcement officers wearing masks.📺 DETAIL: The DOJ asserts that the city’s mask ban violates the Constitution’s supremacy clause. The supremacy clause establishes federal authority as the “supreme law of the land,” overriding conflicting local or state laws. The DOJ further asserts that such policies are part of a broader trend from Democrat-controlled municipal governments to obstruct and undermine federal law enforcement agencies, especially U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A mask ban means that federal agents can be identified by far-left activists and thus become targets of harassment campaigns for carrying out their duties, such as immigration enforcement. The DOJ has successfully overturned similar bans in other cities, such as Philadelphia. The lawsuit was announced this week following a series of similar actions by the DOJ over the course of the year.💬 KEY QUOTE: “This Court should join the growing number of others that are putting an end to this type of blatant unconstitutional regulation of the Federal Government,” the DOJ declared in its lawsuit.🎯 IMPACT: The DOJ’s lawsuit underscores the ongoing tension between federal and local government, especially in jurisdictions that oppose federal immigration enforcement. A ruling in favor of the DOJ could further solidify federal authority over local attempts to prevent federal agencies from carrying out their duties. Back in February, the Trump administration was handed a victory over Democrat Governor of California Gavin Newsom after a California law banning federal agents from wearing masks was blocked by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. However, anti-ICE municipal efforts are unlikely to stop with overturning mask bans. Back in January, Philadelphia District Attorney (DA) Larry Krasner (D), who described ICE agents as “wannabe Nazis” during a rally, threatened sweeping legal action against the agency. If mask bans fail to prevent ICE from carrying out its responsibilities, then municipal leftist hostility towards the agency is likely to redirected towards other efforts.