Defend Philadelphia's Right to Ban Masked ICE Officers

The Trump administration is suing Philadelphia because the city dared to say that masked federal agents should not be allowed to operate in communities without accountability.

Philadelphia’s new law requires law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, to show who they are, use marked vehicles, and stop hiding their identities from the people they confront. That is not radical. It is basic public safety.

When armed officers cover their faces, refuse to clearly identify themselves, and move through neighborhoods in unmarked vehicles, families are left terrified and vulnerable to abuse. Immigrant communities deserve safety. Everyone deserves to know who is exercising government power in their streets.

Tell mayors and city councils across the country: Stand with Philadelphia, defend local accountability laws, and pass your own protections against masked and unaccountable immigration enforcement.

The Trump administration wants cities to accept federal overreach without limits. But local leaders have both the right and the responsibility to protect their residents from intimidation, racial profiling, and secretive enforcement tactics that undermine public trust.

Philadelphia is showing what courage looks like. Other cities should follow its lead by requiring visible identification, banning masked enforcement except in genuine safety emergencies, limiting local cooperation with ICE, and refusing to let immigrant communities be treated like targets.

Public pressure matters now because this fight is bigger than one city. If the Trump administration succeeds in bullying Philadelphia, it will send a message to every city that standing up for immigrants and civil rights comes with federal retaliation. But if communities across the country rally behind Philadelphia, local leaders will have the backing they need to act.

Add your name now to stand with Philadelphia and demand that cities nationwide protect residents from masked, unaccountable ICE operations.