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US judge halts Philadelphia's 'ICE Out' ban on masked federal law enforcement agents
Reuters ^ | July 2, 202612:25 PM EDT | Mike Scarcella

Posted on 07/02/2026 11:17:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai

A federal judge on Thursday blocked Philadelphia ​from enforcing a new city law that would have prohibited federal law enforcement agents ‌from wearing masks, ruling the city cannot dictate how they conduct operations amid a national debate over masked immigration agents carrying out arrests.

U.S. District Judge Chad Kenney, at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, issued a ​preliminary injunction, opens new tab barring Philadelphia from enforcing key provisions of the law against federal officers ​before they are scheduled to take effect on Tuesday.

Philadelphia’s mask ban was enacted ⁠earlier this year as part of a larger “ICE Out” legislative package passed by the Philadelphia ​City Council. It would bar officers from wearing masks or concealing identifying information, require visible badges and ​marked vehicles, and expose officers to civil and criminal penalties.

“This type of direct regulation of the federal government by a municipality is blatantly impermissible,” wrote Kenney, a Trump appointee. …

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: aliens; ice; iceout; phiadelphia

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1 posted on 07/02/2026 11:17:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Take that losers.


2 posted on 07/02/2026 11:22:19 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Resolute Conservative

Well said.


3 posted on 07/02/2026 11:48:58 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Olog-hai

Willing to bet Philly’s SWAT team wears masks.

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4 posted on 07/02/2026 11:50:03 AM PDT by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: Olog-hai

Other RAT-run States like California have tried this, and lost in the courts. What a waste of taxpayer money. A City or a State has no jurisdiction when it comes to rules for Federal employees working for Federal agencies.


5 posted on 07/02/2026 12:57:06 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Olog-hai

They are wearing responsible covid masks.


6 posted on 07/02/2026 1:26:31 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Olog-hai

of course it was unlawful.

anyone with half a brain knew that.

but it did what it was intended. Trump stopped.


7 posted on 07/02/2026 1:55:03 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Olog-hai

Who is gonna enforce that? This is a city that was last to get rid of covid masks and then multiple times tried to reinstate it.


8 posted on 07/02/2026 2:32:37 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: grobdriver

>>Willing to bet Philly’s SWAT team wears masks

Willing to bet Philly’s Antifa wear masks too.


9 posted on 07/02/2026 2:35:29 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: Resolute Conservative

Quisling cowards these administrators. We know they want to see faces so the ANTIFA crazy crowd can dox these employees.


10 posted on 07/02/2026 2:57:58 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Olog-hai

Have these people forgotten the supremacy clause between the states and feds?


11 posted on 07/02/2026 3:24:49 PM PDT by heedthecallof1776
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