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9th Circuit Strikes Down California's ICE ID Requirement
Season 2026
Episode 532
A federal appeals court blocked California from enforcing a law requiring masked federal agents to display identification during operations. The ruling is a setback for state efforts to curb aggressive immigration enforcement tactics tied to the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
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