New York tried to regulate masked federal agents. A judge says it likely can’t.

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Masked federal agents stand outside an immigration courtroom in New York. A federal judge ruled that New York likely cannot require federal officers to display visible identification or prohibit face coverings while carrying out federal law enforcement duties. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)

A federal judge has blocked New York from enforcing a law that would have prohibited federal agents from wearing face coverings and required them to display visible identification while carrying out official duties, ruling that the state is likely prohibited from imposing those requirements on federal officers. The decision adds to a growing legal battle over whether states can regulate how federal immigration agents conduct enforcement operations, ABC News said.

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