Milwaukee city attorney rejects Trump administration demand not to enforce ICE mask ban

By: Ruth Conniff

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 554

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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In a strongly worded letter to federal prosecutors, Milwaukee City Attorney Evan Goyke rejected the U.S. Department of Justice demand that he provide assurances by Friday that neither he, the Milwaukee Police Department nor any other city entity would enforce an ordinance prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks and concealing their identities.

“The only assurances I can offer you,” Goyke wrote in his July 17 letter to Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate and …

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