The San José City Council advanced a policy that would make it unlawful for federal immigration officers to conceal their identities while working in the city , moving toward enacting it as law and teeing up a potential legal showdown with the Trump administration.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the council directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance that would bar all law enforcement officers, including federal agents, from “wearing any mask or personal disguise” while on duty within San José’s borders, with limited exceptions. Mayor Matt Mahan was absent.

The ordinance would also require that all law enforcement officers “wear visible identification and clear agency affiliation while interacting with the public” in the city.

“These protections are not just about procedure. They a

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