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Fact Check: Are ICE Agents Wearing Masks to Hide 'Misbehavior' as Jerry Nadler Claimed?

By C. Douglas Golden June 23, 2025 at 5:00am

After Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York was denied entry to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for a photo-op visit, Nadler claimed during a press conference that the reason ICE agents are wearing masks is because of “misbehavior.”

In case you missed it, here’s Nadler earlier this week being denied entry at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City:

Rep. Jerry Nadler was denied entry to an ICE facility in New York.pic.twitter.com/tBF9Z6pnGc

— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) June 19, 2025

According to New York’s Spectrum News, Nadler tried to visit with fellow New York Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman on Wednesday and was turned away; Goldman and Nadler apparently already knew they’d be turned away, but insisted that they had every right to go where they wanted to go — including an ICE detention facility.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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Morristown, New Jersey

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Catholic University of America

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English, Spanish

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American Politics, World Politics, Culture