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DOJ official fact-checks California Democrat after he falsely claims ICE mask ban is in effect
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A Department of Justice official took a jab at a California state senator on Friday after the lawmaker, a Democrat running to succeed retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., erroneously claimed his state began enforcing a mask ban against federal immigration officers.
Jesus Osete, the No. 2 official in the DOJ Civil Rights Division, pointed out that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration agreed in court to temporarily hold off on enforcing the ban while a lawsuit over it plays out.
Osete’s remark came in response to San Francisco-based state Sen. Scott Wiener, who posted a video Thursday boasting that the ban was active.
“That’s not what @CAgovernor told a federal judge, my man,” Osete wrote on X.
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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Trump administration sued California in November, arguing that two bills, including the No Secret Police Act introduced by Wiener, violated the Constitution’s supremacy clause, which says that when federal and state laws conflict with one another, federal laws win out.
U.S. federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings in an immigration court in New York, N.Y., July 24, 2025. (Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
The No Secret Police Act attempted to bar ICE officers from wearing masks in certain circumstances after a series of high-profile immigration raids in the state that involved some officers fully concealing their faces with ski masks.
As part of the lawsuit, California officials agreed in December to hold off on enforcing the mask ban against ICE agents until the court could hear arguments in the case.
Wiener claimed the mask ban went into effect on Jan. 1 in a video he shared online, contradicting what California’s attorneys told the court.
NEWSOM ON COURTROOM COLLISION COURSE WITH TRUMP OVER ICE MASK BAN
State Sen. Scott Wiener of California (California Sen. Scott Wiener)
“It’s now illegal for ICE and other law enforcement to cover their faces in the state of California. Starting today, my new anti-masking law goes into effect,” Wiener said.
A federal judge is weighing whether to grant the Trump administration’s request for a preliminary injunction against the mask ban. But the briefing schedule stretches through next week, and a hearing on the matter is set for Jan. 12.
The judge could make a decision soon after the hearing, and if he were to rule in favor of California, the state could begin enforcing its ban at that point.
Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney in central California, also chided Wiener for his claim that the state law was enforceable.
“This isn’t true. California has no authority to regulate federal agents. This state law violates the federal Supremacy Clause. … California has agreed to put the law on hold and not enforce its unconstitutional mask ban, which is designed to allow radical leftists to dox federal agents enforcing immigration laws,” Essayli said.
Wiener doubled down on his remarks in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying Essayli was a “clueless Trump Administration lackey” making a “meaningless royal decree.”
“While the agents of the state did agree to hold off on enforcing the law until the injunction hearing, the No Secret Police Act is still very much in effect, and ICE agents who appear masked in California are still subject to civil suits for violating the laws of our state,” Wiener said.
California attorneys have been fighting the lawsuit, arguing in court papers that “armed, masked individuals” carried out arrests of alleged illegal immigrants and, in doing so, “caused terror throughout California, with the public unsure whether they were interacting with legitimate law enforcement or impostors.”
The Trump administration’s lawsuit “ignores [the] careful balance of power between the federal and state governments, seeking to invalidate two California laws. … Each law exercises the State’s historic and long-established police power,” state attorneys wrote.
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Surf along north facing shores will begin to gradually ease tonight into the first half of the week. An upward trend is expected during the second half of the week as a new northwest swell arrives. This may be followed by a larger northwest swell Friday/Saturday, with surf heights nearing the advisory levels for exposed north and west facing shores.
Surf along south facing shores will remain somewhat inconsistent as a southwest swell peaks this evening/tonight. This will be followed by a gradual downward trend by Monday. Another small south-southwest pulse may arrive next weekend from activity within our swell window east of New Zealand.
Surf along east facing shores will remain relatively small and choppy, though a brief strengthening of the trade winds tomorrow could lead to a small bump in surf.
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.
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Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
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Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public feedback on seven proposed geothermal lease parcels in southern Idaho, most of them in Cassia County.
Idaho currently has no geothermal power plants leased on public lands, according to the BLM.
Geothermal energy pulls heat from deep underground to generate power. Unlike solar or wind, it does not depend on weather or sunlight, making it a consistent, around-the-clock energy source.
One acre of surface disturbance can supply power to about 400 to 600 homes, according to the BLM.
The BLM has managed geothermal leasing since 1976, the first allowed on public lands. The agency oversees more than 50 operational plants, mostly in Nevada and California.
Before any lease is awarded in Idaho, the BLM wants to hear from the public, especially anyone with knowledge of resources in the area that could affect the decision.
The agency is seeking information on any resource considerations that need to be taken into account when deciding whether the parcels should be leased for geothermal exploration.
If leases are awarded, the money generated would be shared. Half would go back to the state of Idaho and a quarter would go directly to the county where the leased land sits.
The bids, rental receipts and subsequent royalties are divided as follows: 25% goes to the United States Treasury, 25% goes to the county where the leased parcel is located, and 50% goes back to the state of Idaho.
The public input deadline is May 13. Information on how to submit feedback is available on BLM Idaho’s geothermal energy webpage.
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