Calling BS on DHS Insistence on Masked ICE and Border Patrol Agents
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is allowing ICE and Border Patrol agents to wear masks and refuse to display name patches and badge numbers, despite federal courts issuing hundreds of orders to identify themselves, according to CounterPunch.
Unlike municipal police and National Guard units, who are required to be identifiable, ICE and Border Patrol agents are operating with impunity, using "gratuitous violence" and disregarding court orders, as reported by CounterPunch.
Even US soldiers in war zones are required to wear identifying numbers, names, and "dog-tags", making the DHS insistence on masked agents a clear exception to standard protocol, with no valid justification, as argued by CounterPunch authors.
