LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said that LAPD will not arrest ICE officers despite Gov. Newsom’s “No Secret Police Act” taking effect on Jan. 1st of this year because McDonnell said the law “doesn’t make sense.” The law bans federal law enforcement officials from wearing masks in the state of California. Be sure to catch up on anything that you missed on the show by checking out The John Kobylt Show Podcast on the @iheartradio app or wherever you listen to podcasts! Listen live to The John Kobylt Show

🚨BREAKING: LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell's announced on Jan 30, that his department will not enforce California's Senate Bill 627, a September 2025 law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom banning face coverings for most law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, to deter anonymity amid doxxing risks during federal immigration operations. Chief McDonnell explicitly described the law as "not a good policy decision" that "wasn’t well thought out." There is an ongoing federal lawsuit from the Trump adminis