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Pillz
rank Fri Feb 27 04:35:44
https://ww...e-employees-civil-service-jobs

Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs

Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil service

Chris Stein
Thu 26 Feb 2026 12.00 GMT

retired federal workers come work for us in the state and local governments,” Boafo said. “We’re putting a marker in the ground. If you recruited under this administration, under these tactics, we don’t want you to come ever work in Maryland state law enforcement.”

In California, Democratic assembly member Anamarie Ávila Farías has proposed the Melt Ice act, which would stop people who took jobs with ICE during Trump’s second term from becoming school teachers or police officers in the most-populous state.

“I would think for any rational person, this should resonate to be a deterrent to join the ranks of ICE in this administration in its current form,” Ávila Farías said.

Tom Lackey, a Republican assembly member and former California highway patrol officer, said the Democratic proposal would amount to employment discrimination.

“It punishes lawful employment, not misconduct, and I don’t think it has any chance of being constitutionally supported,” he said. “I’m actually baffled by it.”

The lawmakers sponsoring such measures say they believe their bills can stand up in court, but several say they expect them to be amended as they work their way through their legislature.

Commenting on the Melt Ice act, Joseph Fishkin, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, said the proposal “presents some novel issues that no court has yet addressed”, though whether it can overcome federal supremacy over state law remains to be seen.

“California lawmakers certainly know that. They may be proposing or even passing these laws in part to send a message that California as a state finds the actions of ICE abhorrent,” Fishkin said.

“Passing such a law does send that message loud and clear even if a court were to ultimately strike it down on federalism grounds.”

obaminated
rank Fri Feb 27 05:30:31
Sounds rational. I propose any African studies professor also be ineligible from any public sector employment should they seek it.

Forwyn
rank Fri Feb 27 06:02:00
"Democratic New Jersey assemblyman Ravi Bhalla
delegate Adrian Boafo
Democratic assembly member Anamarie Ávila Farías
Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton"

Lol

Repeal the 19th and denaturalize foreign fifth columnists

williamthebastard
rank Fri Feb 27 13:09:22
"Lol, tehre are sum non-European names in thear, so lol. I lol at non-yoorpean names, cuz reel murcans has yoorpean names an yoorpean bluud"

Forwyn
rank Fri Feb 27 18:57:37
It is pretty obvious that we shouldn't be listening to foreigners on ICE, yes.

And women shouldn't be voting at all, much less legislating.

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Pillz rank	Fri Feb 27 04:35:44 https://ww...e-employees-civil-service-jobs Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil service Chris Stein Thu 26 Feb 2026 12.00 GMT retired federal workers come work for us in the state and local governments,” Boafo said. “We’re putting a marker in the ground. If you recruited under this administration, under these tactics, we don’t want you to come ever work in Maryland state law enforcement.” In California, Democratic assembly member Anamarie Ávila Farías has proposed the Melt Ice act, which would stop people who took jobs with ICE during Trump’s second term from becoming school teachers or police officers in the most-populous state. “I would think for any rational person, this should resonate to be a deterrent to join the ranks of ICE in this administration in its current form,” Ávila Farías said. Tom Lackey, a Republican assembly member and former California highway patrol officer, said the Democratic proposal would amount to employment discrimination. “It punishes lawful employment, not misconduct, and I don’t think it has any chance of being constitutionally supported,” he said. “I’m actually baffled by it.” The lawmakers sponsoring such measures say they believe their bills can stand up in court, but several say they expect them to be amended as they work their way through their legislature. Commenting on the Melt Ice act, Joseph Fishkin, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, said the proposal “presents some novel issues that no court has yet addressed”, though whether it can overcome federal supremacy over state law remains to be seen. “California lawmakers certainly know that. They may be proposing or even passing these laws in part to send a message that California as a state finds the actions of ICE abhorrent,” Fishkin said. “Passing such a law does send that message loud and clear even if a court were to ultimately strike it down on federalism grounds.”
obaminated rank	Fri Feb 27 05:30:31 Sounds rational. I propose any African studies professor also be ineligible from any public sector employment should they seek it.
Forwyn rank	Fri Feb 27 06:02:00 "Democratic New Jersey assemblyman Ravi Bhalla delegate Adrian Boafo Democratic assembly member Anamarie Ávila Farías Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton" Lol Repeal the 19th and denaturalize foreign fifth columnists
williamthebastard rank	Fri Feb 27 13:09:22 "Lol, tehre are sum non-European names in thear, so lol. I lol at non-yoorpean names, cuz reel murcans has yoorpean names an yoorpean bluud"
Forwyn rank	Fri Feb 27 18:57:37 It is pretty obvious that we shouldn't be listening to foreigners on ICE, yes. And women shouldn't be voting at all, much less legislating.
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