US Supreme Court lifts order restricting LA immigration stops based on race, language and job
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The news: The US Supreme Court lifted a judge’s order that had restricted federal immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, allowing the Trump administration to resume patrols that plaintiffs said relied on racial profiling.
The 6-3 decision, issued without explanation, granted an emergency request to pause the ruling by US District Judge Maame Frimpong, who found a “mountain of evidence” that the tactics violated constitutional protections.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence to explain his view that factors like race, language, job or location can “heighten the likelihood” someone is in the country unlawfully.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting, said Latinos “who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time.”
The context: The lawsuit cited stops of US citizens, including a man thrown against a gate and detained after failing to name the hospital where he was born. ICE has made 5,210 arrests in the region since 6 June.
Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security said it began “Operation Midway Blitz,” targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records, though only a handful of arrests had been reported as of Monday.
The sources: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Reuters
