Appeals Court Hands Trump Admin a Major Victory Over Gavin Newsom in ICE Battle

Appeals Court Hands Trump Admin a Major Victory Over Gavin Newsom in ICE Battle


California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to put state controls over ICE went down in defeat on Wednesday at the hands of a three-judge appeals court panel.

In a unanimous opinion, the panel found California’s “No Vigilantes Act,” which required Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear visible identification on their clothing, was an unconstitutional attempt by the state to regulate federal officers.

And not even a judge appointed by Barack Obama could go along with that.

Huge legal victory this morning in the Ninth Circuit, where the court permanently enjoined California’s unconstitutional mask law targeting federal agents.

“We conclude that § 10 of the No Vigilantes Act attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of… pic.twitter.com/fZNjG9QepO

— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) April 22, 2026

According to The Washington Times, the panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals was made

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