NEWSOM LOSES: Federal Judge BLOCKS California’s Mask Ban for Federal Agents

In a crushing defeat for Gov. Gavin Newsom, a federal judge has just struck down California’s mask ban for immigration authorities.

The Clinton-appointed judge cited the Supremacy Clause, ruling that Newsom’s new law is unconstitutional.

Check it out:

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: "A federal judge has just BLOCKED California's new law to BAN ICE agents from wearing masks in the state."

"The judge, who is a Clinton appointee, argued that that new law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and it singles out federal… pic.twitter.com/ehn93x31et

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 9, 2026

T’S OFFICIAL: “A federal judge has just BLOCKED California’s new law to BAN ICE agents from wearing masks in the state.”

“The judge, who is a Clinton appointee, argued that that new law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and it singles out federal agents, which ultimately discriminates against them.” — Bill Melugin

LET’S GO! WE WIN, Gavin loses big-time!

AG Pam Bondi called it a big victory in her statement:

ANOTHER key court victory thanks to our outstanding @TheJusticeDept attorneys.

Following our arguments, a district court in California BLOCKED the enforcement of a law that would have banned federal agents from wearing masks to protect their identities.

These federal agents are…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) February 9, 2026

ANOTHER key court victory thanks to our outstanding @TheJusticeDept
attorneys.

Following our arguments, a district court in California BLOCKED the enforcement of a law that would have banned federal agents from wearing masks to protect their identities.

These federal agents are harassed, doxxed, obstructed, and attacked on a regular basis just for doing their jobs. We have no tolerance for it.

We will continue fighting and winning in court for President Trump’s law-and-order agenda — and we will ALWAYS have the backs of our great federal law enforcement officers.

While this is a huge win, the judge did leave a little bit of wiggle room for California to change the law and bring it back.

In his conclusion, he noted that they could change it to apply to all law enforcement, not just federal agents.

Take a look:

JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked California’s law requiring ICE to remove masks — but concludes it’s not an impermissible regulation if the state tweaks it to apply to all law enforcement, not just feds. https://t.co/5YLhS14N17 pic.twitter.com/fSUsFtMaKa

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 9, 2026

The judge also approved a similar law that requires federal agents to display their names and badge numbers.

From The New York Times:

A federal judge on Monday said that California could not prohibit federal law enforcement agents from wearing face masks unless it amended the law to also apply to state agents. But the judge did allow the state to require federal agents to display identification.

Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Federal District Court in Los Angeles issued a preliminary injunction against the mask ban, ruling that California’s new law was unconstitutional because it did not impose the same requirements on all federal, state and local law enforcement officers.

However, the judge allowed the state to enforce a separate law that requires all law enforcement officers, including federal ones, to display visible identification.

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