US EditionJudge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 13 – Two temporary restraining orders prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using race or ethnicity alone for arrests and require detainees access to legal counsel, the court ruled.
- A federal judge issued two temporary restraining orders late Friday that prevent the Trump administration from carrying out widespread immigration stops and arrests across seven counties in Southern California, including Los Angeles and Riverside.
- The orders respond to a lawsuit filed July 2 by immigrant advocacy groups who allege federal agents used unconstitutional tactics like racial profiling and warrantless detention during increasing raids.
- The first order bars agents from detaining people without reasonable suspicion or relying solely on race, ethnicity, accent, location, or occupation, while the second requires detainees’ access to confidential legal counsel every day.
- ACLU attorney Mohammad Tajsar said, “everyone is guaranteed constitutional rights” against unlawful stops, while U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli stated, “We strongly disagree with the allegations” and affirmed agents follow the law.
- The ruling stops raids that likely infringe on constitutional rights, earned commendation from Governor Gavin Newsom who declared “justice prevailed,” and led the White House to emphasize that decisions on immigration enforcement belong to Congress and the President.
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