No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025
The No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025 would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting enforcement operations to remove facial coverings and wear a garment clearly displaying the agent’s name and ICE affiliation. The bill creates narrow exceptions for imminent threats to life or serious bodily harm and for safety or medical needs, with a supervisor review within 48 hours of any exempted use. It mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish compliance procedures, including disciplinary actions for violations and a mechanism to handle complaints via the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. An annual report to Congress would detail disciplinary actions and complaints, including how each complaint was reviewed and acted upon. The act also provides definitions for key terms, a 30-day after-enactment effective date, and a severability clause. In short, the bill aims to increase transparency and accountability in ICE operations by eliminating anonymity in the field and mandating visible identification, while adding oversight and reporting requirements to monitor compliance and discipline.
Key Points
- 1Prohibition and identification: ICE agents conducting enforcement operations may not wear facial coverings and must wear a garment clearly identifying the agent’s name and ICE affiliation.
- 2Exceptions and supervisor review: Exemptions are allowed for imminent threats to life or serious bodily harm or when safety/medical gear is required. The supervisor must document and review any exemption within 48 hours, and disciplinary action can be taken if the exemption was inappropriate.
- 3Compliance and enforcement mechanisms: DHS must establish procedures to ensure compliance, including disciplinary review for violations and a process for accepting and reviewing complaints to be handled by the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
- 4Annual reporting: The Secretary of Homeland Security must report to Congress each year on (a) disciplinary actions taken under the act and (b) complaints received, including how each complaint was reviewed and any resulting actions.
- 5Definitions, effective date, and severability: The bill defines key terms (agents, enforcement operations, facial coverings, etc.), states the act takes effect 30 days after enactment, and includes a severability clause to keep the rest of the act in force if one provision is invalid.