{"id":2562764,"date":"2026-02-02T21:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-8\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:01:52","slug":"lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-8\/","title":{"rendered":"LAPD Chief Refuses to Enforce Gavin Newsom&#8217;s Crackdown on ICE Agents: &#8216;It Doesn&#8217;t Make Any Sense&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-8%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2562764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Police officials are signaling they will not enforce California\u2019s No Secret Police Act, which bans federal agents from wearing masks during law enforcement operations. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell argues the measure is bad public policy and not well thought out, stressing that the department\u2019s role is to de-escalate scenes rather than escalate conflicts between armed agencies. He notes that trying to enforce a misdemeanor on another law-enforcement body is unlikely to end well and could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-misses-deadlines-for-public-safety-grants-worth-millions-los-angeles-da-doesnt-apply\/\" title=\"Oakland fails to meet deadlines for valuable public safety grants, LA DA doesn&#039;t apply.\">jeopardize public safety<\/a>.The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department says it will not enforce the ban either, saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-2\/\" title=\"LAPD ... Refuses to ... ...&#039;s Crackdown on ...: &#039;It Doesn&#039;t Make Any Sense&#039;\">federal authority supersedes state<\/a> and local laws and that they will follow federal guidelines unless courts decide or else.The act, signed by Gov.Gavin Newsom and taking effect January 1, has faced legal challenges, with critics including the New York Post arguing it is indeed risky and ineffective policy aimed at political purposes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The chief of the Los Angeles Police Department said his agency will not enforce a state law backed by California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans federal agents from wearing masks during law enforcement operations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reality of one armed agency approaching another armed agency to create conflict over something that would be a misdemeanor at best or an infraction, it doesn&rsquo;t make any sense,&rdquo; Chief Jim McDonnell said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Dapper_Det\/status\/2017966997603021155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a good public policy decision and it wasn&rsquo;t well thought out in my opinion,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: LAPD will not enforce California&rsquo;s radical ICE Agent mask ban.<\/p>\n<p>Chief McDonnell said that the federal mask ban, signed into law as the &ldquo;No Secret Police Act&rdquo; is not a good public policy decision, and it wasn&rsquo;t well thought out &mdash; a big &#128405;&#127995;to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?\">@GavinNewsom<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhETVBFF2f\">pic.twitter.com\/yhETVBFF2f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dapper_Det\/status\/2017966997603021155?\">February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From a practical standpoint, our role when we get to a scene is to de-escalate the situation, not to ramp it up,&rdquo; McDonnell said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/lapd-chief-defies-newsoms-mask-ban-federal-immigration-agents-citing-safety-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trying to enforce a misdemeanor violation on another law enforcement agency, that&rsquo;s not going to end well. And that&rsquo;s not going to be good,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From a public safety standpoint for anybody in that environment. Potentially you have a crowd that could be agitated and trying to get their point across,&rdquo; McDonnell said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then you have the ICE agents who are doing their job. And for us to come in then and try and create an enforcement action for wearing a mask, it&rsquo;s not a safe way to do business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/los-angeles-police-will-not-enforce-california-federal-agent-mask-ban\/18512599\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABC-TV<\/a>, Newsom signed the &ldquo;No Secret Police Act&rdquo; this past September in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The editorial board of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/01\/opinion\/mask-comes-off-useless-anti-ice-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> wrote that the California law comes at a time when &ldquo;radical activists have been stalking and targeting ICE agents &mdash; and people they wrongly believe to be ICE agents, like the air marshals that a mob trapped in a restaurant in Lynwood this week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post wrote that the law &ldquo;was always terrible policy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense\/\" title=\"LAPD ... Refuses to ... ...&#039;s Crackdown on ...: &#039;It Doesn&#039;t Make Any Sense&#039;\">put law enforcement officers &#038;mdash<\/a>; local and federal &mdash; in danger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is just the latest example of bad law, passed for symbolic or ideological reasons, or for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >short-term political expediency<\/a>,&rdquo; the article added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California has enough real problems for legislators to deal with, rather than passing pointless and even dangerous laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County Sheriff&rsquo;s Department likewise said it will not enforce the ban, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/2026\/01\/29\/lapd-wont-enforce-ban-on-federal-law-enforcement-officers-wearing-masks-chief-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Federal law governs civil immigration matters, and under the U.S. Constitution, federal authority supersedes state and local laws. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-3\/\" title=\"LAPD ... 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He argued that it\u2019s counterproductive for one armed agency to confront another over what would be a minor offense, and that the policy isn\u2019t well thought out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He stressed that the goal at a scene is to de-escalate, not escalate, and enforcing a mask rule on another agency could be unsafe and ill-advised.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the so-called No Secret Police Act last September in response to ICE activities in the state. The New York Post editorialized that the law is bad policy, dangerous, and politically expedient, and it puts both local and federal officers at risk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department also said it will not enforce the ban, noting that federal law governs civil immigration matters and federal authority supersedes state\/local laws. 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