Southern California Detainees, Advocates, Celebrate ‘Temporary’ Win in Challenge to ICE Raids
LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SIX SURROUNDING COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA, AUG 4 – The 9th Circuit ruling blocks ICE from arrests based on race, language, or job, protecting immigrant communities amid allegations of unconstitutional enforcement tactics, according to court documents.
- On August 1, 2025, a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary restraining order blocking ICE from stops in Southern California.
- Frimpong cited `a mountain of evidence` of constitutional violations when she issued a TRO on July 12 halting ICE enforcement across seven Southern California counties.
- In Los Angeles County and six counties, the ruling prohibits agents from stopping people without reasonable suspicion or based solely on four factors.
- Following the appeals court's decision, Mayor Karen Bass called it `a victory for the rule of law` and reaffirmed the city's commitment to protecting immigrant families.
- Appealing to the Supreme Court, the federal government could seek review, and Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has scheduled a hearing for Sept. 24.
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ACLU Urges Vigilance in Los Angeles as Court Blocks Racially Motivated Immigration Raids - teleSUR English
‘If you see something, say something,’ said attorney Tajsar. On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urged the Los Angeles community to remain vigilant in ensuring compliance with a U.S. federal court order that prohibits arrests based on racial profiling or without reasonable suspicion. RELATED: Majority of Miami Residents Oppose Trump’s Immigration Raids “If the federal government storms the streets with armed and masked agents… …
DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids Are Back Despite the Temporary Restraining Order Upheld by Federal Courts on Friday ~ L.A. TACO
Despite the Ninth Circuit Court denying the federal government's attempt to suspend protections against unlawful immigration raids in L.A., affirming the constitutional violations involving racial profiling, unlawful detentions, and warrantless phone seizures, ICE and Border Patrol agents conducted aggressive raids across Southern California, targeting locations like car washes, Home Depot parking lots, and public streets in cities including Lak…

Southern California detainees, advocates, celebrate ‘temporary’ win in challenge to ICE raids
Plaintiff Pedro Vasquez Perdomo, who was stopped and detained in Pasadena in June, speaks to the press on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. He said he was chained and treated inhumanely during a press conference at the ACLU office in Los Angeles. He was reacting to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that denied the federal government’s request to halt a restraining order prohibiting federal agencies from racial profiling during raids in seven Southern …
Some Californians carry passports in fear of ICE. ‘We’re being racially profiled’
FRESNO, Calif. — With the Trump administration’s directive that federal immigration agents arrest 3,000 people per day as part of a massive deportation campaign, some U.S. citizens are taking the extraordinary step of carrying their passports to avoid being profiled…
California officials mobilize after court blocks ICE raids in L.A. – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
LOS ANGELES – California immigrant rights organizations and officials are taking action following the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ Aug. 2 decision to maintain restrictions on federal immigration enforcement across Los Angeles and surrounding counties. Attorneys and plaintiffs in the Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem case will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Aug. 4 in front of the ACLU Southern California office at 1313 W. 8th St. following the appeals…
9th Circuit Panel Upholds Order Blocking Indiscriminate Immigration Sweeps
“If, as Defendants suggest, they are not conducting stops that lack reasonable suspicion, they can hardly claim to be irreparably harmed by an injunction aimed at preventing a subset of stops not supported by reasonable suspicion,” the judges wrote.
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