Immigration

Masks and identification for immigration officers

33 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: These rules affect whether the public can identify officers and hold them accountable, and whether officers and their families can be targeted for threats or harassment.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether federal immigration officers must show their faces, display a name or badge number, and wear body cameras while making arrests.

  1. Let officers cover their faces and keep their names private
  2. Require visible ID and body cameras, but allow face coverings
  3. Require visible ID and body cameras, and ban most face coverings

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Require visible ID and body cameras, and ban most face coverings (15)

  • Lee McInnis AL-3
    His campaign website says he would sponsor legislation requiring federal law enforcement agents to display their names and agencies and barring them from wearing face coverings except when there is a specific threat to their safety.1
  • Bobby Wilson AR-3
    His campaign website says there should be no masked federal agents.2
  • Mike McGuire CA-1
    His campaign website says that in the State Senate he led efforts requiring ICE agents to remove their masks, and that in Congress he would require federal agents to wear body cameras.3
  • Mai Vang CA-7
    Her campaign website says ICE agents should be barred from hiding their faces.4
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would unmask federal immigration agents, and lists among his accomplishments a California law barring ICE and other law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty.5
  • Linda Sánchez CA-41
    Her campaign website says she has pushed for ICE agents to wear body cameras and to be barred from wearing masks that hide their identities.6
  • Manny Rutinel CO-8
    His campaign website says ICE agents should not wear masks or take people in unmarked cars, and should wear body cameras and be required to use judicial orders.7
  • Luke Bronin CT-1
    His campaign website says Democrats should condition Homeland Security funding on reforms including a ban on masks, warrant requirements for arrests and visible identification for officers.8
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she is a cosponsor of the No Secret Police Act and the Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act, which it says would require ICE officers to clearly identify themselves and wear body cameras and prohibit masks that conceal officers' identities during routine enforcement.9
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says ICE should be held to the same standards as other law enforcement, including body cameras and no hiding identities behind masks.10
  • Debbie Dingell MI-6
    Her campaign website says she is pushing for changes that would hold ICE to the rules other law enforcement agencies follow, such as no masks, required body cameras and judicial warrants.11
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website lists banning face masks for immigration agents and requiring body cameras and badges among the basic requirements it says should apply to immigration enforcement.12
  • Valerie P. Foushee NC-4
    Her campaign website says she is working in Congress to ban agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from wearing masks and to require them to wear body cameras.13
  • Cyril Jefferson NC-6
    His campaign website says he is standing with mayors across the country who are calling on Congress to attach conditions to any new Department of Homeland Security funding, including that agents of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) be clearly identifiable without masks and use body-worn cameras.14
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he would bar ICE agents from wearing masks or refusing to show identification.15

Statements that don't match one option (18)

  • Doris Matsui CA-7
    Her campaign website says she opposes allowing masked ICE agents to disregard the rule of law.16
  • Jamie Joyce CA-12
    The MAD Act's website says the bill would require ICE agents to display their badge numbers, agency and insignia at all times and to keep body cameras on for the whole of every encounter.17
  • Dave Min CA-47
    His campaign website says ICE's use of masked and anonymous agents to conduct warrantless sweeps is illegal, as it says a number of courts have found.18
  • John Hickenlooper CO Senate
    His campaign website says he introduced legislation to bar ICE agents from wearing masks and from conducting raids at schools, hospitals, polling places and places of worship.19
  • Jessica Killin CO-5
    Her campaign website says ICE should follow the same rules as other police forces, including requiring warrants and using body cameras.20
  • Sean Casten IL-6
    His campaign website lists cosponsoring the No Secret Police Act, which it says prohibits federal officers from using face coverings when conducting arrests and ensures clear identification of officers.21
  • Melissa L. Bean IL-8
    Her campaign website says greater oversight of ICE, including body cameras, is necessary and should be federally mandated.22
  • J.D. Ford IN-5
    His campaign platform says he would reform oversight of ICE by requiring body cameras, ending masked raids and raising training standards.23
  • Mikel Wein KY-5
    His campaign website lists supporting legislation to unmask ICE and increase federal officer accountability among actions needed immediately, and lists three bills it says would require immigration enforcement officers to display identification or a badge number and bar ICE agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement operations.24
  • Adrian Boafo MD-5
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments cosponsoring Maryland legislation that would require law enforcement officers to identify themselves and prohibit masks that conceal their identities during immigration enforcement.25
  • Matt Little MN-2
    His campaign website says he would bar federal agents from wearing masks while on duty and require them to state who they are, their agency, their mission and the charges when they detain or arrest someone.26
  • DeVelle L. Jackson MN-5
    It says ICE agents should be clearly identifiable.27
  • Bennie Foster MS-2
    His campaign website says he supports requiring body cameras, more training and better vetting for new ICE agents, and lists banning tactical face covers among its accountability measures for law enforcement.28,29
  • Brinker Harding NE-2
    His campaign website says he would promote body cameras and identifiable uniforms for federal immigration (ICE) agents, as is done with the Omaha Police.30
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website lists making it illegal for officers to conceal their faces or badge numbers, apart from a few limited situations or when a court allows it, among his commitments.31
  • Stefany Shaheen NH-1
    Her campaign website says immigration agents should be required to wear body cameras and should be barred from wearing masks.32
  • Deb Haaland NM Governor
    Her public safety plan says she would ban ICE agents from wearing masks on the job and require ICE personnel to identify their agency when they approach people.33
  • Don Kissick OH Governor
    His campaign website opposes federal enforcement agents who detain people without cause, wear masks and operate without clear identification, and says immigration enforcement should be civil rather than militarized.34