"A split U.S. Supreme Court's decision to lift restrictions on indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles also divided Southern California lawmakers and activists Monday, leaving some to decry the order as greenlighting racial profiling and others cheering what they say will be increased safety in the area. I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn't just an attack on the people of Los Angeles,"
"U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong in Los Angeles previously found a mountain of evidence that enforcement tactics were violating the Constitution. The plaintiffs included U.S. citizens swept up in immigration stops. But the nation's highest court, in a split decision on Monday, Sept. 8, lifted the restraining order that had prevented agents from stopping people only based on their job, language, location or race."
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a restraining order that had limited immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles, allowing agents broader authority. U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong had found extensive evidence that enforcement tactics violated the Constitution and noted that plaintiffs included U.S. citizens swept up in immigration stops. Reactions split across political lines, with Los Angeles leaders warning of racial profiling and torn families. Local Republican officials and Homeland Security framed the decision as enforcement of federal law to remove dangerous criminal illegal aliens and improve public safety. Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the ruling as enabling targeted racial terror against Latinos and others.
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