US EditionJudge Limits Border Patrol Stops in California, Citing Civil Rights Concerns
- On April 29, 2025, a federal judge in California’s Eastern District prohibited Border Patrol agents from arresting individuals suspected of being in the country unlawfully without first obtaining a warrant or having reasonable suspicion.
- This ruling followed ACLU litigation challenging Border Patrol raids called Operation Return to Sender, which allegedly involved warrantless detentions and coercion of farmworkers in January 2025.
- The court found Border Patrol violated constitutional rights by unlawfully detaining people, requiring agents to document stops every 60 days and follow new guidance on arrests and detainees' rights.
- Judge Thurston noted that the evidence presented demonstrated that Border Patrol agents operating under DHS oversight committed actions that infringed upon established constitutional protections, highlighting continuing deficiencies in current policies.
- The injunction limits warrantless arrests within the court’s Eastern District farmland area but does not block enforcement elsewhere, though critics foresee challenges balancing civil rights and immigration duties.
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Federal judge issues preliminary injunction against U.S. Border Patrol.
FRESNO, CA — In a rebuke of immigration enforcement practices under the Trump administration, a federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Border Patrol, halting what the court deemed unlawful stop-and-arrest operations in California’s Eastern District.
Biden Judge Blocking Illegal Immigrant Deportations Faces Conflict of Interest Allegations.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: The husband of far-left U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Thurston—who issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday barring U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) operating within her court jurisdiction from stopping and detaining suspected illegal immigrants without a warrant—has a history of promoting mass immigration and appears to draw significant business from real estate investors that cater to the illegal immig…
Judge Thurston Halts U.S. Border Patrol's Warrantless Sweeps in California - teleSUR English
“You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say, ‘Give me your papers’,” she said U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Thurston ordered the U.S. Border Patrol to stop conducting warrantless immigration stops across California’s Central Valley, dealing a significant blow to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics. RELATED: American Association of Jurists Demands Release of Venezuelan Migrants Detained in E…
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Washington ExaminerCalifornia judge’s ruling on warrantless migrant arrests sows confusion
A California federal judge’s ruling on the scope of the Trump administration‘s ability to conduct warrantless arrests for illegal immigrants fueled outrage and confusion online and among lawmakers and pundits, though its actual scope is more limited than initially thought.…
Federal Judge: BP Can't Just Walk Up to Brown Skin People
‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps. The following report of lawlessness in California comes from CalMatters. Border Patrol is being seriously barred from doing its job. A federal judge said they […] The post Federal Judge: BP Can’t Just Walk Up to Brown Skin People appeared first on www.independentsentinel.…
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