HR4004-119

What This Bill Does

The No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act creates identification and face-covering rules for ICE enforcement operations. An ICE employee, officer, or contractor conducting an immigration enforcement activity in the United States, including arrest, detention, questioning, raid, or investigation on public or private property, may not wear a facial covering and must wear a garment clearly identifying the agent's name and ICE affiliation. A facial covering includes a mask, garment, helmet, tactical mask, balaclava, or face-shielding item that conceals identity. Exceptions apply when the agent is responding to an imminent threat to life or serious bodily harm or must wear protective gear for safety or medical purposes. Within 48 hours after an exemption is used, the supervisor must document and review whether it was appropriate and start disciplinary review if it was not. DHS must create compliance procedures, including disciplinary review and possible sanctions, complaint intake and review by the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and annual congressional reports on discipline and complaints. The Act takes effect 30 days after enactment.

Who Benefits and How

Immigrants subject to enforcement benefit from visible agent names and ICE affiliation during arrests, raids, questioning, detention, or investigations. DHS civil rights staff benefit from explicit complaint intake and review authority for alleged violations. Congressional oversight committees benefit from annual reports on disciplinary actions and complaints. Civil liberties organizations benefit from reduced anonymity in immigration enforcement operations.

Who Bears the Burden and How

ICE agents must avoid facial coverings and wear garments with their names and ICE affiliation during covered operations. ICE supervisors must document and review exemption use within 48 hours and initiate discipline for inappropriate use. DHS compliance staff must establish procedures for sanctions, complaints, and annual reporting. ICE contractors acting under ICE authority must follow the same identification and face-covering rules.

Key Provisions

• Requires ICE agents in enforcement operations to avoid facial coverings.
• Requires garments clearly identifying agent name and ICE affiliation.
• Provides exceptions for imminent threats and protective gear for safety or medical purposes.
• Requires supervisor documentation and review within 48 hours after exemption use.
• Requires DHS disciplinary, complaint, and annual congressional reporting procedures.
• Provides a 30-day effective date.