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        "id": 1727327,
        "msgid": "new-york-authorities-ban-customs-staff-from-wearing-masks-1778259116",
        "date": "2026-05-08 23:28:42",
        "title": "New York Authorities Ban Customs Staff from Wearing Masks",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "New York State has enacted a law prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks and banning all forms of cooperation, formal or informal, with state and local officials. The legislation also restricts ICE from detaining individuals in local jails or conducting searches in homes, hospitals, churches, and schools without a court warrant, amid heightened tensions over anti-immigrant raids. This move follows a similar but overturned law in California and comes as ICE faces scrutiny, with its acting director announcing his resignation.",
        "content": "<p>Washington (ANTARA) - New York State authorities have passed a law\nprohibiting agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)\nagency from wearing masks and banning all forms of cooperation, both\nformal and informal, with state and local officials. As reported by The\nNew York Times on Thursday, US Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne\nMullin stated that ICE agents are heading to New York to pursue\ncriminals. This step is part of a package included in the state budget\nagreement announced on Thursday. In addition, ICE agents are also\nprohibited from holding detainees in local jails or conducting searches\nof residents\u2019 homes, hospitals, churches, and schools in New York\nwithout a court warrant, according to the report. A similar law, which\nprohibits ICE agents from covering their faces during operational\nactivities, was passed in California in 2025. However, a US federal\ncourt ruled that the law was discriminatory because the prohibition only\napplied to federal employees, The New York Times said. The lawmakers\nhope that the regulation will be expanded in New York to include other\nofficials and has a chance of surviving legal challenges. ICE has\nrecently become the focus of attention in the United States amid a\nscandal surrounding the actions of its agents during anti-immigrant\nraids. The Republican Party has accused local authorities and law\nenforcement of deliberately failing to cooperate with the raids and\nprovoking residents to heighten tensions. Amid these developments,\nActing ICE Director Todd Lyons has announced his intention to resign at\nthe end of May.<\/p>",
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