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Government,
Constitutional Law

Jun. 24, 2025

Behind the mask: Why federal agents won't bow to California's SB 627

In the face of escalating violence and political resistance, federal ICE and CBP agents, attacked by rioters and left without timely local support in Los Angeles, now confront a controversial California SB 627 that's seeking to unmask them.

Tom Yu

Law Offices of Tom Yu, APC

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Behind the mask: Why federal agents won't bow to California's SB 627
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In recent months, federal law enforcement officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), both federal entities within the Department of Homeland Security, faced unprecedented violence and resistance while performing their official duties.

For instance, on June 6, federal agents were outnumbered by thousands of violent rioters and surrounded by numerous vicious attackers outside of a fed...

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