Lawmaker files Florida bill that would order ICE officers to identify themselves, ban face masks

Two Florida lawmakers filed new legislation on Thursday that would require law enforcement and immigration officers to display visible identification and prohibit the use of face coverings during public enforcement actions. State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) and Representative Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville) filed what they called “The VISIBLE Act,” which they said aims to “reduce tension with law enforcement in Florida communities by removing masks used to shield law enforcement and immigration officers from identification and accountability.”