"The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administration at the high court. The justices lifted a restraining order from a judge who found that roving patrols were conducting indiscriminate arrests in LA. The order had barred agents from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job or location."
"U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong in Los Angeles had found a mountain of evidence that enforcement tactics were violating the Constitution. The plaintiffs included U.S. citizens swept up in immigration stops. An appeals court had left Frimpong's ruling in place. The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents also step up enforcement in Washington amid Trump's unprecedented federal takeover of the capital city's law enforcement and deployment of the National Guard."
"It was filed by immigrant advocacy groups that accused Trump's administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people during his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in the Los Angeles area. Department of Homeland Security attorneys have said immigration officers target people based on illegal presence in the U.S., not skin color, race or ethnicity. Even so, the Justice Department argued that the order wrongly restricted the factors that ICE agents can use when deciding who to stop."
The Supreme Court lifted a restraining order that had limited Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting roving stops in Los Angeles. The order had barred stops based solely on race, language, job or location. U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong found extensive evidence suggesting enforcement tactics violated the Constitution and noted U.S. citizens were among those stopped. The Justice Department argued the order improperly constrained factors ICE can use, while DHS maintained officers target illegal presence rather than race. The enforcement pause appeared to reduce raids, and the underlying lawsuit filed by immigrant advocates will continue in California.
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