New York A08995 mandates federal immigration enforcement agents to identify themselves during activities within the state.
New York A08995, known as the "facial identification and transparency in immigration enforcement act," requires federal immigration enforcement agents to identify themselves when conducting activities in New York. Agents must display their federal identification badge and credentials visibly. They cannot conceal their faces unless safety or public health mandates it. Evidence obtained by non-compliant agents is presumptively inadmissible in criminal and civil proceedings, except if obtained independently or if exclusion would cause manifest injustice.
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