Breaking News! SB 627 – the No Secret Police Act – has been signed into law by Governor Newsom. California is now the first state in the nation to prohibit law enforcement, including ICE agents, from hiding behind masks while policing our communities.
Across the country, we’re watching in horror as masked, anonymous officers snatch people off the streets – no name, no badge, no identification, no accountability.
This isn’t public safety. This is authoritarianism.
Take a stand and demand action from your elected leaders: Unmask ICE. End secret police. Protect our communities.
“As long as masked, anonymous agents are raiding our communities with no accountability, the public – and law enforcement officers themselves – will be at risk. SB 627 is a commonsense bill to protect all people of California and prevent the state from ever sliding into a reality where secret police tactics become normalized.”
-Cristine Soto DeBerry, Executive Director of Prosecutors Alliance Action
Sign the Petition
We have the right to know who is policing us.
We have the right to feel safe in our own neighborhoods.
We have the right to demand accountability.
This a national crisis of transparency, safety, and civil rights, and it will take all of us to stop it.
Add your name now to demand action from your elected leaders, whether there is a bill introduced in your state or not.
Together, we can end secret policing and unmask injustice.
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Why do masked law enforcement officers make us less safe?
When a federal agent shows up in our communities in plainclothes or a generic police vest with no name, no badge, and a covered face, the public has no way to know if they’re dealing with federal, state, or local law enforcement, or even an imposter.
That confusion doesn’t just erode trust in federal officers – it undermines confidence in every officer wearing a badge.
When communities don’t trust law enforcement, they don’t report crimes, cooperate with investigations, or seek help. That puts everyone – including officers – at greater risk.
Can states regulate federal law enforcement?
States have a responsibility to protect their residents from dangerous conduct, including when it involves federal officers operating within their borders.
When federal agents operate in our communities, particularly in coordination with local law enforcement or while wearing uniforms that resemble state or local police, the public has a right to transparency. Anyone exercising police power in our neighborhoods – regardless of their agency – should be able to be identified and held accountable.
Resources
Opinion: California law targets ICE agents’ use of masks. Is the practice constitutional?
By Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, in The Sacramento Bee, July 23, 2025
California Bill Would Bar Officers From Wearing Masks
New York Times, June 17, 2025
Opinion: As a retired police lieutenant, I’m alarmed at the lawlessness we’re seeing from ICE
By Diane Goldstein, Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, in MSNBC on June 18, 2025
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