James Scott, 40, wore the black headpiece to demonstrate veils were a barrier to communication.
But he refused to remove it when asked by two women police officers.
The landscape gardener claimed he had 200 signatures backing the ex-Foreign Secretary's request for Muslims to remove veils when talking to him.
Mr Scott said: "I was angry at people criticising Jack Straw. I think he's right. It is nothing to do with race or religion."
The dad-of-one started his protest in an Ipswich shopping centre and continued on the street after being asked to leave.
He said: "Some people said they wouldn't talk to me dressed like that, which was my point."
Suffolk Police said the balaclava had upset members of the public.
Mr Scott, from Lowestoft, was freed after being questioned.
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