Masked ICE agents might be okay, says Dem leadership

[Jedi Guy]

56. Because sometimes exceptions apply.

That's not surrender or capitulation, it's simple recognition of reality.

Are there circumstances where an ICE agent might reasonably need to wear a mask? Yes, if they're, for example, enforcing an immigration order on a known violent gang member whose associates may retaliate against the officers or their family members if they can identify the ICE agents. Some state and local officers wear masks for precisely this reason.

That's the most likely reason they might need to wear masks and it's not unreasonable. The circumstances in which they're permitted to wear masks need to be clearly delineated. Any ICE agent in breach of the regulations gets disciplined, end of story. Voila, the problem is solved.

Making sensible rules isn't hard but making rules that flatly ignore reality is even easier, though sadly less than effective.