Key facts
- A federal judge has blocked New York's law requiring ICE agents to wear visible badges and remove face coverings during arrests.
- The judge ruled that New York cannot regulate federal law enforcement agencies.
- The law was passed by state lawmakers in May amid increased immigration enforcement.
- The federal government sued New York in late June over the ban.
- New York officials are reviewing their legal options.
A federal judge has blocked a New York law that would have required Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to remove face coverings and display badges while making arrests. U.S. District Judge D’Agostino, an Obama appointee, ruled that New York cannot regulate federal law enforcement agencies, upholding the state's authority to regulate its own police departments.