Judge Halts ICE Race Profiling Stops In California: 'Mountain of Evidence'
Summary
A federal judge barred ICE agents from detaining people in Los Angeles and six nearby counties based solely on perceived Latino ethnicity or working-class status. The preliminary order requires reasonable suspicion of an immigration-law violation before a detention, with exceptions for ports of entry and border checkpoints; the Trump administration has appealed.Key Facts
- Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued the injunction on Oct. 23, and it became public Thursday.
- The judge cited body-camera footage, agents’ messages containing racial slurs, and evidence of patrols without specific targets.
- The court heard accounts of Latino U.S. citizens and workers being detained, including one worker who said an agent would not let him retrieve his passport.
- The order applies to Los Angeles and six surrounding counties.
- The injunction is preliminary and is not a final finding that the government maintained an unlawful policy.
- The Trump administration appealed the decision.
- The Department of Homeland Security denied racial profiling allegations and said its agents follow the law.
- The judge said the case included new evidence not considered in an earlier legal challenge to immigration stops.
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