{"id":2679675,"date":"2026-10-09T09:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-denver-over-mask-mandate-intended-to-target-ice-agents\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:42:16","slug":"doj-sues-denver-over-mask-mandate-intended-to-target-ice-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-denver-over-mask-mandate-intended-to-target-ice-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Sues Denver Over Mask Mandate Intended to Target ICE Agents"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdoj-sues-denver-over-mask-mandate-intended-to-target-ice-agents%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=2679675&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>A legal conflict is occurring between Denver&#8217;s law banning federal agents from wearing masks and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against Denver, arguing that the mask ban violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution by attempting to regulate federal authority. The DOJ emphasizes that such laws threaten federal officers&#8217; safety, hinder federal operations, and promote perilous behaviors like harassment and violence.Denver officials justified the law by claiming it enhances community safety by making law enforcement more identifiable, especially in contexts like immigration enforcement. Similar legislation in New York was recently struck down by a federal judge, who ruled that such laws infringe on federal authority. The DOJ&#8217;s actions reflect ongoing tensions over states&#8217; and localities&#8217; efforts to regulate federal law enforcement activities, with the federal government asserting its constitutional supremacy.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>A Denver law that bans federal agents from wearing masks is in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Justice Department, fresh off victories over other local governments that passed similar laws, filed a lawsuit against the city and its officials, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-files-complaint-against-city-and-county-denver-colorado-challenging-mask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only does this law represent an illegal attempt to regulate the Federal Government, but, as alleged in the complaint, the law threatens the safety of federal officers who are already facing an unprecedented wave of harassment, doxxing, and even violence,\u201d a news release said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThreatening officers with prosecution for simply protecting their identities and their families chills the enforcement of federal law and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-seeks-block-on-ca-laws-barring-ice-from-hiding-identities\/\" title=\"... seeks block on CA ...s barring ICE from hiding identities\">compromises sensitive law enforcement operations<\/a>,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The release noted that governments which try to pass mask bans targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement are violating the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the U.S. Constitution, the Supremacy Clause makes clear that states and localities do not have the authority to regulate the Federal Government,\u201d Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they certainly cannot enact laws that place the safety of federal law enforcement at risk and undermine federal operations. We will never tolerate the doxxing or harassment of federal officers, or any law like those in Denver that enable violent behavior against federal law enforcement officers and their families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Division added that \u201cthe Denver masking and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >identification ordinance directly regulates federal law enforcement operations<\/a> and threatens severe consequences for officers and public safety alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Denver City Council unanimously approved the ban in March, Councilwoman Shontel Lewis said fear in Denver will evaporate because of the ban on masks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/immigration\/ice-mask-ban-denver-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsNation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunities have d with us that they\u2019ve been afraid. They don\u2019t know who is asking them for information because they are not identifying themselves as law enforcement,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cSo this is huge for safety for communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Department of Homeland Security noted, \u201cSanctuary politicians attempting to ban our federal law enforcement from wearing masks is despicable and a flagrant attempt to endanger our officers. To be crystal clear: we will not abide by unconstitutional bans. The Supremacy Clause makes it clear that state politicians do not control federal law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit against Denver comes weeks after a federal judge threw out a New York state law that sought to ban ICE agents from wearing face coverings and would force them to wear ID to ensure the public knew who they were, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-york-ice-face-covering-lawsuit-d3c81d991c8d357400318291d5a8fb60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Mae D\u2019Agostino of the Northern District of New York wrote that while the state \u201cappears to be well-intentioned in its pursuit of transparent policing,\u201d that is not the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue now before the Court is about constitutionality \u2014 not transparency or preferable policy decisions,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Agostino wrote that \u201cface covering and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathy-hochul-and-letitia-james-seethe-as-federal-judge-blocks-their-attempt-to-crack-down-on-ice\/\" title=\"Kathy Hochul and Letitia James Seethe as ... Blocks Their Attempt to Crack Down on ICE\">identification acts directly regulate federal officers<\/a> in violation of the Supremacy Clause,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/03\/nyregion\/ice-mask-ban-new-york.html?smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New York officials \u201cmay be correct that federal immigration officers wearing masks and not displaying viable identification creates certain dangerous situations that the face covering and identification acts remedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also wrote that \u201csettled law establishes that federal, not state, authorities make the policies that animate the enforcement of federal immigration laws.\u201d<\/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 style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\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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On Thursday, following successful lawsuits against other localities with similar laws, the DOJ filed a suit against Denver and its officials. The DOJ stated that the law unlawfully attempts to regulate federal authorities and endangers officers facing harassment and violence. They emphasized that such laws violate the Constitution\u2019s Supremacy Clause, which prohibits states and localities from regulating federal agencies or compromising their safety. Denver officials argued the mask ban enhances community safety by reducing fear and confusion about law enforcement identities. The DOJ\u2019s lawsuit follows a recent ruling in New York that struck down a similar state law requiring ICE agents to display ID and remove masks, reaffirming that federal policies are under federal jurisdiction alone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2679676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-10-09T092453.441.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13018,7076,8364,70354],"class_list":["post-2679675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-denver","tag-doj","tag-ice","tag-mask-mandate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-10-09T092453.441.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2679675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2679675"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2679675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2679679,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2679675\/revisions\/2679679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2679676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2679675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2679675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2679675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}