US DOJ says ICE won’t comply with Milwaukee mask ban, rebukes mayor

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 11, 2026

Words: 1,027

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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The Justice Department rejected Milwaukee’s attempts to prohibit immigration agents from wearing masks in a Friday letter to Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and City Attorney Evan Goyke. “We write to seek assurances that neither your offices, the Milwaukee Police Department, nor any other entity in Milwaukee plans to enforce Milwaukee Code ordinances…(“Mask Ban” or “Ordinance”) against federal law enforcement officers,” the letter, signed by Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern …

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