Blue States Pick a Fight With ICE Over Undercover License Plates
The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington for refusing to issue undercover license plates to federal law enforcement agencies. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claims these state policies discriminate against federal agents and threaten their safety. The lawsuits argue that the states' actions violate the Supremacy Clause by treating federal law enforcement unequally compared to state agencies.
- ▪The Justice Department is suing four blue states for not providing undercover license plates to federal agents.
- ▪Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that these policies undermine federal immigration enforcement and endanger agents.
- ▪Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey defended her state's stance, arguing it does not support federal immigration enforcement.
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Blue States Pick a Fight With ICE Over Undercover License Plates David Manney | 5:26 PM on May 28, 2026 Quince Media, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump's Justice Department has sued Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington after those states refused to issue confidential or undercover license plates to federal law enforcement agencies. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the policies discriminate against federal agents while state and local agencies still receive similar plates for sensitive work.
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