‘Fight the hell out of it’: Montgomery County Council member responds to Trump’s ICE mask lawsuit

WTOP News reports: Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González said Monday that the county won’t back down in the face of a Department of Justice lawsuit targeting a county law prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks when on duty. An attempt to rein in federal immigration enforcement, the county’s anti-mask measure is similar to laws passed by the General Assembly and Prince George’s County. The administration on Thursday announced that it is suing all three . “This county is gonna fight the hell out of it to ensure that we prevail,” Fani-González said during a media briefing Monday at the council office building in Rockville.

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