Mask Ban For Federal Agents Advances in Denver Despite Supremacy Questions

By Óscar Contreras | Denver7

DENVER — A proposal that would ban ICE agents and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks in Denver is closer to becoming a law after it advanced out a City Council committee Wednesday.

The proposal by Council members Flor Alvidrez and Shontel Lewis, which Denver7 first reported on in early January, was amended earlier in the day and also now requires law enforcement officers, including federal agents, to clearly identify themselves with a visible ID from at least 25 feet away when operating within city limits.

Officers who do not comply with the masking or ID requirements, including federal agents, could be cited or arrested by the Denver Police Department (DPD).

The measure, which is not yet finalized, will head for a first vote by the full council on Feb. 23.

Council member Alvidrez told Denver7 earlier this week the proposal was created in response to concerns about masked and unidentified officers operating in public spaces following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota by federal agents.

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