1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

Arizona needs legislation similar to Connecticut's SB00397, which just passed their State Senate and would ban federal agents from wearing masks while operating in the state. I'm asking you to introduce or co-sponsor a bill requiring ICE and CBP agents to show their faces and display badges when conducting enforcement operations here. Connecticut's approach draws directly from the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, Reconstruction legislation that targeted masked vigilantes operating under cover of law. The principle remains sound: law enforcement accountability requires identification. Court filings from 2025 and 2026 document masked agents in balaclavas detaining people from sidewalks without clear identification. This isn't accountability—it's intimidation. The Supreme Court has systematically eliminated federal remedies for constitutional violations by federal agents through Ziglar v. Abbasi, Hernández v. Mesa, and Egbert v. Boule. Connecticut's bill creates a state court pathway for residents to sue federal officials who violate their rights. Arizona should follow this model. Connecticut also prohibits arrests on civil offenses inside schools, hospitals, and houses of worship without judicial warrants. These protections are working at the state level. Arizona can implement them too. Our residents deserve to know who is detaining them and why.