Denver City Council members advance bill to ban ICE masks

(The Center Square) – A Denver City Council committee has approved a proposal to ban law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks.

The proposal from Councilmembers Flor Alvidrez and Shontel M. Lewis also requires all law enforcement to identify themselves with a badge or some form of identification. Violators could face fines and jail time.

Lewis told The Center Square that they began working on the bill last summer.

“We saw the terror and the fear in communities, and so it was an opportunity to proactively think about legislation that was going to protect our communities,” Read Entire Article