(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday it won’t follow a new California law banning masks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

"To be crystal clear: We will not abide by [Gov. Gavin] Newsom’s unconstitutional ban," Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in statement emailed to The Center Square and other media.

The ban is scheduled to take effect in January, but it could end up in court if California tries to enforce it. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli of the Central District of California said Monday on media platforms that the state has no jurisdiction over ICE officers.

Newsom signed the ban, also known as Senate Bill 627 or the No Secret Police Act, and four other immigration bills as a large group of l

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