NEW: Appeals Court Smacks Down California’s Anti-ICE Law

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order blocking enforcement of a provision of California’s “No Vigilantes Act” against federal law enforcement agencies and officers. The law, which was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom last September, requires any non-uniformed “law enforcement officer operating in California” — a term that explicitly includes federal officers — to “visibly display identification that includes their agency and either a name or badge number or both” while performing enforcement duties. Proponents of the law framed it as a way to “unmask” ICE agents during immigration enforcement operations. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit on November 17, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California