California is challenging President Trump's masked immigration raids with a bill banning law enforcement officers from operating anonymously. Why it matters: The proposal responds to a surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps amid the federal administration's aggressive deportation push.

State senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin want law enforcement working in California to be identifiable and to restrict mask wearing in public operations; federal officials have said their

The bill would make it a misdemeanor for local, state and federal law enforcement officers to cover their faces and encourage them to wear a form of identification.

According to federal law enforcement officials, California’s sanctuary state policy that prohibits immigration enforcement in the state jail and prison system is responsible for many of the recent raids.

Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.

Arizona v. United States has been consistently applied for over a decade, but the current administration's methods may not fit the 'spirit' of the decision.

Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday.

Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show.