The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of California, its governor and attorney general on Monday, challenging what the DOJ claims is an “unconstitutional” attempt to impede federal law enforcement by imposing a mask ban and identification requirement on officers.

In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws making California the first state in the nation to prohibit federal law enforcement, including agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from hiding their identities, and requiring non-uniformed federal law enforcement to visibly display identification information, including agency, name, or badge number during enforcement duties.

Both laws take effect Jan. 1.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that the No Secret Police Act and the No Vigi

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