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by AceJohnny2 39 days ago
California's similar law was struck down by court on the basis that states can't legislate federal agencies.

https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/04/immigration-mask-ban-...

> An 1890 Supreme Court case provides that a state cannot prosecute federal law enforcement officers acting in the course of their duties.

> The law also ran headlong into the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, which holds that states may not regulate the operations of the federal government.

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It was my understanding that if a federal officer breaks a state law, such as murdering someone, the state can arrest them.
Yes but only not in the course of their federal duties.