LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against California's new law which bans most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business.

"To be clear: We will NOT comply with Gavin Newsom's unconstitutional mask ban," DHS posted on X Monday morning.

The ban is a direct response to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, where federal agents wore masks while making mass arrests. The bill was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Saturday and goes into effect in January.

The Democratic governor said the state is pushing back against the practice of masked agents without identification or badge numbers detaining people on the streets.

In a news release, DHS called the ban "unconstitutional" and claimed ICE officers are "facing

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