The issue has been hotly debated since President Trump began his nationwide crackdown on immigration. At the public signing, the county executive explained his reason for the distinction. Wearing a mask if you're not law enforcement impedes law enforcement from performing their duties and responsibilities because people who cover themselves, unless it's for a religious reason or a health reason, they're covering themselves so they can get away with the crime in most cases. The order comes just a day after Blakeman confirmed that ice has 50 cells reserved at an East Meadow jail where agents have held more than 1,400 people so far this year. (00:24–00:43)
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Asserts that wearing a mask impedes law enforcement and is often used to commit crimes.
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