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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4004 
To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting 
immigration enforcement operations from wearing facial coverings, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2025 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
agents conducting immigration enforcement operations 
from wearing facial coverings, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Anonymity in Im-
migration Enforcement Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCE-
MENT 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. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement. 
SEC. 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 super-
visor shall document and review the use of such exemption 
to determine whether it was appropriate, and if the super-
visor determines that such use was inappropriate, initiate 
disciplinary review in accordance with the procedures 
under section 4(a). 
SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall establish procedures to ensure compliance with 
this Act, which shall include the following: 
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(1) Procedures to ensure that any agent who 
violates this Act shall be subject to disciplinary re-
view and possible sanctions. 
(2) Procedures for the acceptance and review of 
complaints alleging violations of this Act by the Of-
fice for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
(b) REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on— 
(1) any disciplinary actions imposed under sub-
section (a)(1) during the previous year; and 
(2) any complaints received under subsection 
(a)(2) during the previous year, including a descrip-
tion of the review of each such complaint, and any 
action taken as a result of such a complaint. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, 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 em-
ployee, officer, or contractor acting under the au-
thority of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
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(3) ENFORCEMENT
OPERATION.—The term 
‘‘enforcement operation’’ means any enforcement ac-
tivity under the immigration laws, including an ar-
rest, a detention, a questioning, a raid, or an inves-
tigation (whether on public or private property) car-
ried out by an agent. 
(4) FACIAL COVERING.—The term ‘‘facial cov-
ering’’ 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 terri-
tories and possessions of the United States. 
SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be in-
valid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of the 
remaining provisions, shall not be affected. 
SEC. 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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