Posted on 07/30/2025 5:55:39 AM PDT by jonatron
Michigan House Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to criminalize the concealing the identities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other officers while on duty.
If signed into law, it would apply to federal, state and local law enforcement across the state, according to the legislation. There will be exceptions for the use of masks for undercover operations, protection against disease and specific dangerous situations. If violated, officers could face up to 90 days in jail and up to a $1,000 fine.
Democratic Michigan State Rep. Betsy Coffia announced the bill at a July 25 press conference alongside Democratic State Reps. Noah Arbit, Carrie Rheingans, Donavan McKinney and Erin Byrnes.
Arbit claimed masked officers may increase crime as it “gives license to anyone who is not part of the state to also commit violence.”
“This shreds the rule of law, and that is why the Trump Administration and the Republican Party are the most pro-crime administration and political party that we have ever seen,” he continued.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
So they propose trying to make interfering with Federal agents a law? That won’t protect them from arrest.
Make the penalty for doxxing and harassing ten times as stiff.
Michigan Rats claim the right to regulate the federal government?
How Confederate of them.
Democrats believe in States Rights again!
Excerpt:
“”Republican Michigan State House Speaker Matt Hall said the lower chamber would not pass the legislation, Michigan Live reported. “Democrats will do everything they can to get in the way of local police and ICE, because they’ve always cared more about criminals than victims. But that ends here — this ridiculous bill is dead on arrival,” he said.””
“Arbit claimed masked officers may increase crime”
Yeah, that makes sense. 🙄
“gives license to anyone who is not part of the state to also commit violence.”
No.....really?.....during covid, masks were the greatest gift to criminals since the Saturday night special......and STILL are.
How about masked “protesters”? Are they just expressing themselves?
WTH, Michigan?
Pantyfah, not so much.
Leftists love masks except when they protect lawmen.
This administration will tie Michigan up in knots as it imposes harsh penalties to the state for interfering with the Feds.
They are no longer the opposition.
They are the enemy.
“Coffia has earned an Associate degree from Northwestern Michigan College and a Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW) from Ferris State University.”
These social workers know what’s best for ya....just ask’um.
I’ve decided no longer to do business with mask-wearing virtue signalers.
It’s Michigan they won’t unserstand logic it’s a democrat state.
Masked ice agents should show,up at the bill creators offices and arrest them for proposing the bill! J/k but do hope the bill fails as it’s an attempt to create great risk to the agents
I think it makes more sense to criminalize Democrats. . . .
It has already been established, in the US v. Texas and US v. Arizona cases, that States cannot legislate about or supervise Federal immigration activity.
Of course, the Roberts Court, which decided those cases in favor of Obama and Holder, may well change their minds now that there is a new President.
Time for the MAGAs to start working on a bill that would require all RAT piggy politicians to post their pictures, addresses, phone numbers, vehicle and pictures of their wives and children and their children’s schools on the internet. If the RATS want to start a hitman machine, we should do the same thing. Fair is fair.
Aho. Nobody increases crime like you DemonRAT piggiess belonging to the party of death and destruction.
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