Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell appeared to suggest that the LAPD would not enforce the mask bans on federal agents as laid out in SB 805 and SB 627.
“The reality of one armed agency approaching another armed agency to create conflict over something that would be a misdemeanor at best or an infraction it doesn't make any sense. It's not a good public policy decision and it wasn't well thought out in my opinion,” said McDonnell during a press conference about the release of 2025 citywide crime data on Thursday.
McDonnell responded to a question from a Spectrum News reporter, who first reported on this clip and shared to Instagram, reporting that Chief McDonnell won’t enforce the mask ban.
“We are in line with our federal partners on everything, except immigration enforcement,” added McDonnell.