Despicable: Kathy Hochul Urges New Yorkers to Report ICE Agents Who Wear Masks to Prevent Being Doxed and Targeted by Violent Leftists

New York Governor Kathy Hochul took to X on Friday to encourage people in the state to report Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who wear masks while carrying out their duties.

Masks help to protect agents from doxxing and violence by leftist activists who have been compiling databases of their identities, family homes, license plates, and more.

In her posts, Hochul promoted a reporting form run by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, directing people to submit information on agents allegedly violating the state’s new law against masked law enforcement.

The first post read in full:

NEW YORKERS:

As of 12:00 AM, New York’s law prohibiting most law enforcement officials from wearing masks while carrying out their duties is now in effect.

New Yorkers have a right to know who is exercising law enforcement authority in their communities.

The second post linked to the reporting form.

To report a potential violation of New York’s law prohibiting masked law enforcement officials, visit: https://t.co/OjRXsNY5Yw

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) June 26, 2026

Hochul recently signed legislation as part of the state budget package that bans face coverings for officers, including federal ICE agents, while they interact with the public.

While the form states that submissions do not automatically trigger complaints or lawsuits, the information can be used in official proceedings.

The package also restricts ICE operations in locations such as schools, hospitals, and places of worship without a judicial warrant, limits local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities through 287(g) agreements, and creates new ways for New Yorkers to sue federal officials for alleged constitutional violations.

Hochul defended the legislation by claiming that masked agents “use intimidation tactics” and that greater transparency is needed for public safety.

ICE agents wear masks primarily for their own safety amid repeated campaigns of doxxing, stalking, and threats by Antifa-linked and anarchist activists.

In Portland, Oregon, groups such as Rose City Counter-Info published the names, photos, and home addresses of ICE officers along with messages like “NO PEACE FOR ICE.”

In Minnesota, the Department of Justice charged 15 members of Direct Action Minnesota, a group with documented Antifa ties, in June with conspiracy to impede federal officers, interstate stalking, threats, assaults on agents, and destruction of government property after they monitored and harassed ICE operations.

Activists have also used AI facial recognition tools to identify officers, even when they are partially masked, compiling lists that put agents and their families at risk.

Federal officials have pushed back hard against the New York measures.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging the mask ban and related restrictions as unconstitutional interference with federal law enforcement authority under the Supremacy Clause.

New York responded with its own lawsuit to defend the law.

Hochul should be condemning the extremists who dox and threaten these brave men and women; instead, she is enabling them.

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