{"id":2594018,"date":"2026-04-22T21:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-hands-trump-admin-a-major-victory-over-gavin-newsom-in-ice-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:34:45","slug":"appeals-court-hands-trump-admin-a-major-victory-over-gavin-newsom-in-ice-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-hands-trump-admin-a-major-victory-over-gavin-newsom-in-ice-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals Court Hands Trump Admin a Major Victory Over Gavin Newsom in ICE Battle"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fappeals-court-hands-trump-admin-a-major-victory-over-gavin-newsom-in-ice-battle%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=2594018&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>California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s attempt to regulate federal ICE officers-requiring visible identification and banning masks-was struck down by a unanimous Ninth Circuit panel. The court ruled that California\u2019s No Vigilantes Act directly regulates the United States in its performance of federal duties, wich the Supremacy Clause forbids. The decision, authored by U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett and joined by Judges Daniel Collins and Jacqueline Nguyen, emphasized that the act tries to regulate conduct reserved to sovereigns and cannot impose any requirements on federal officers. The ruling followed the act\u2019s passage last year and related laws, and it contrasted the state\u2019s goals with the constitutional authority of federal law. News accounts and commentary from outlets such as The Washington Times and Fox News highlighted the breadth of the ruling and its implications for state-federal regulatory power.  <\/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>California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s attempt to put state controls over ICE went down in defeat on Wednesday at the hands of a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-dismisses-224-million-talc-verdict-against-johnson-johnson\/\" title=\"... dismisses 4M talc verdict against J&amp;J.\">-judge appeals court panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a unanimous opinion, the panel found California&rsquo;s &ldquo;No Vigilantes Act,&rdquo; which required Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear visible identification on their clothing, was an unconstitutional attempt by the state to regulate federal officers.<\/p>\n<p>And not even a judge appointed by Barack Obama could go along with that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Huge legal victory this morning in the Ninth Circuit, where the court permanently enjoined California&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unconstitutional mask law targeting federal agents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We conclude that &sect; 10 of the No Vigilantes Act attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZNjG9QepO\">pic.twitter.com\/fZNjG9QepO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAttyEssayli\/status\/2047000955087175815?\">April 22, 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(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.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\tloadAnyclip(); \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 #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/apr\/22\/appeals-court-blocks-californias-no-vigilantes-law-forcing-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>, the panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals was made up of one Obama-appointed judge and two appointed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the disparate political approaches of their patrons, however, all three found California lawmakers and their Democratic governor had overstepped when it comes to the law of the land.<\/p>\n<p>In Article VI, Clause 3 of the Constitution, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/essay\/artVI-C2-1\/ALDE_00013395\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supremacy Clause<\/a>, the Founders made it clear that federal laws supersede state laws. The Trump administration argued that California&rsquo;s attempt to regulate federal officials in the performance of their duty violated that provision, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5843390-ice-id-california-newsom-trump-immigration\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And that is precisely what the No Vigilantes Act does,&rdquo; U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett, a <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/presidential-actions\/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eleventh-wave-judicial-nominees\/#:~:text=If%20confirmed%2C%20Mark%20J.,General%20of%20the%20United%20States.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump appointee<\/a>, wrote for the court, according to The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Act does not regulate conduct that any ordinary citizen could perform. Rather, it applies exclusively to law enforcement agencies and their officers, including federal law enforcement agencies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrisy-trump-team-shows-videos-of-democrat-lawmakers-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018Hypocrisy:\u2019 Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat ...makers During Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement officers<\/a>. The Act thus directly regulates conduct reserved to sovereigns.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bennett was joined by fellow Trump appointee <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Daniel_Collins_(California)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judge Daniel Collins<\/a> as well as Obama appointee <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/the-press-office\/2011\/09\/22\/president-obama-nominates-judge-jacqueline-h-nguyen-serve-united-states-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judge Jacqueline Nguyen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;No Vigilantes Act&rdquo; was passed and signed last year, along with a companion bill that banned ICE agents from wearing masks while performing their duties in California, according to The Washington Times.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents have been masked to hide their faces and keep their identities secret because leftists opposed to the Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown on illegal immigration have used military-style surveillance and official identifications to doxx and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/antifa-blog-doxxes-ice-incites-crime-little-consequence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harass ICE officers<\/a> and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The mask law was thrown out by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clinton-judge-responds-californias-attempts-unmask-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower court judge<\/a> as singling out federal officers for unequal treatment. However, the judge let stand the identification law because that was required of state law enforcement as well, The Washington Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Newsom celebrated that as a &ldquo;clear win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A federal court upheld California&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-judge-responds-to-californias-attempts-to-unmask-ice-agents\/\" title=\"Clinton ... Responds to California&#039;s ...s to Unmask ...\">law requiring federal agents<\/a> to identify themselves &mdash; a clear win for the rule of law. No badge and no name mean no accountability,&rdquo; Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For the appeals court, though, it wasn&rsquo;t a question of whether the state can impose equal requirements on federal officers, but whether they can impose any requirements at all.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We conclude that [section 10] of the No Vigilantes Act attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of governmental functions,&rdquo; Bennett wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/federal-court-blocks-newsoms-bid-shackle-ice-trump-immigration-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. &ldquo;The Supremacy Clause forbids the State from enforcing such legislation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The court also permanently enjoined a companion California rule that banned ICE agents from wearing masks while on duty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The ruling emphasizes the Supremacy Clause, which holds that federal law takes precedence over state law. The judges concluded that section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act directly regulates the United States in its official functions, something California cannot do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The panel consisted of Judges Mark Bennett (Trump appointee), Daniel Collins (Trump appointee), and Jacqueline Nguyen (Obama appointee). Despite their different appointing presidents, all three agreed that California had overstepped the constitutional boundary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The decision was reported by The Hill and The Washington Times, which noted the bipartisan mix on the panel. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli commented on the ruling via social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier, Governor Gavin Newsom had celebrated a state court ruling upholding California\u2019s requirement that federal agents identify themselves, calling it a win for the rule of law. 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