"Driving the news: The ruling temporarily blocks the July court order that stopped ICE from targeting California residents based on race, language and work while a lawsuit challenging the action makes its way through the courts, with a hearing scheduled for Sept. 24. Zoom in: Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in concurrence with the decision that U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong's order went too far in its restrictions on how ICE agents stop and question people."
"The Supreme Court's liberal justices dissented, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing: "Countless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor. She added: "Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.""
"What they're saying: The DHS in its X post called the Supreme Court's decision "a victory for the safety of Americans in California and for the rule of law," vowing to continue to "arrest and remove the criminal" undocumented immigrants it accused LA Mayor Karen Bass of protecting."
The Supreme Court's 6-3 majority temporarily stayed a July order that limited ICE from targeting California residents based on race, language, or work while a lawsuit proceeds, with a Sept. 24 hearing set. Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred, saying apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion but can be a relevant factor when combined with other salient factors. The liberal justices dissented, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor warning of physical mistreatment and indignities suffered by people in Los Angeles. The Department of Homeland Security praised the ruling and pledged continued enforcement; Mayor Karen Bass condemned the decision as dangerous and un-American.
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