No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025
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1Short title
This section would let the Act be called the No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025 .
2Requirement regarding identification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
This section would say that, except for the situations listed in section 3, an agent carrying out an immigration enforcement operation in the United States could not wear a facial covering. The same agent would also have to wear a garment that clearly shows the agent's name and that identifies the agent as being affiliated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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2. Requirement regarding identification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Except as provided in section 3, an agent conducting an enforcement operation in the United States— (1) may not wear a facial covering; and (2) shall wear a garment clearly identifying the name of the agent and their affiliation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
3Exceptions
This section would create two exceptions to the rules in section 2. First, the no-facial-covering and identification rules would not apply to an agent who is responding to an imminent threat to life or serious bodily harm, or who is required to wear protective gear for safety or medical purposes. Second, whenever an agent uses this exemption, the agent's supervisor would have to document and review that use within 48 hours to decide whether it was appropriate. If the supervisor decides the use was not appropriate, the supervisor would have to start a disciplinary review following the procedures set out in section 4(a).
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3. Exceptions (a) Exemption Section 2 shall not apply to an agent who is responding to an imminent threat to life or serious bodily harm or is required to wear protective gear for safety or medical purposes. (b) Review Not later than 48 hours after an agent uses an exemption under subsection (a), the agent’s supervisor shall document and review the use of such exemption to determine whether it was appropriate, and if the supervisor determines that such use was inappropriate, initiate disciplinary review in accordance with the procedures under section 4(a).
4Compliance and enforcement
This section would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to set up procedures to make sure the Act is followed. Those procedures would have to include a process for putting any agent who violates the Act through disciplinary review and possible sanctions, and a process letting the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties accept and review complaints that allege violations of the Act. Each year, the Secretary would have to send Congress a report covering any disciplinary actions taken under the first process during the previous year, and any complaints received under the second process during the previous year, including a description of how each complaint was reviewed and any action taken because of it.
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4. Compliance and enforcement (a) Procedures The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish procedures to ensure compliance with this Act, which shall include the following: (1) Procedures to ensure that any agent who violates this Act shall be subject to disciplinary review and possible sanctions. (2) Procedures for the acceptance and review of complaints alleging violations of this Act by the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security. (b) Report On an annual basis, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on— (1) any disciplinary actions imposed under subsection (a)(1) during the previous year; and (2) any complaints received under subsection (a)(2) during the previous year, including a description of the review of each such complaint, and any action taken as a result of such a complaint.
5Definitions
This section would define the terms used in the Act. Unless the Act says otherwise, terms would carry the meanings given to them in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). An agent would mean any employee, officer, or contractor acting under the authority of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An enforcement operation would mean any enforcement activity carried out by an agent under the immigration laws, including an arrest, a detention, a questioning, a raid, or an investigation, whether it happens on public or private property. A facial covering would mean any mask, garment, helmet, or other item that conceals or obscures a person's facial identity, including a balaclava, a tactical mask, or any other face-shielding item. The United States would mean each of the several states, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
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5. Definitions In this Act: (1) In general Except as otherwise provided, the terms in this Act have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). (2) Agent The term agent means any employee, officer, or contractor acting under the authority of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (3) Enforcement operation The term enforcement operation means any enforcement activity under the immigration laws, including an arrest, a detention, a questioning, a raid, or an investigation (whether on public or private property) carried out by an agent. (4) Facial covering The term facial covering means any mask, garment, helmet, or other item that conceals or obscures the facial identity of an individual, including a balaclava, a tactical mask, or any face-shielding item. (5) United States The term United States means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States.
6Severability
This section would provide that if any part of the Act, or the way that part applies to a person or situation, is ever found invalid, the rest of the Act and its remaining applications would still stay in effect.
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6. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of the remaining provisions, shall not be affected.
7Effective date
This section would make the Act take effect 30 days after the date it becomes law.
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7. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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