US EditionLawsuit Says Trump's Immigration Crackdown Has Put LA 'Under Siege' in Defiance of Federal Law
- On June 20, immigrant rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Trump administration has been conducting immigration raids in Southern California that disproportionately affect people of color.
- The lawsuit follows months of increased ICE operations that arrested 1,618 immigrants between June 6 and 22 and came days after the administration sued Los Angeles over its sanctuary city law.
- The complaint alleges masked agents arrest individuals without probable cause, detain them in deplorable, dungeon-like conditions without lawyer access, and pressure some into voluntary departure while racial profiling.
- A representative from the Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, strongly denied allegations that law enforcement targets individuals based on their race, describing such claims as completely unfounded. She emphasized that enforcement efforts are carefully focused and that officers conduct thorough assessments prior to taking action.
- The lawsuit seeks a restraining order to block the administration's alleged unconstitutional tactics, highlighting a broader conflict between federal immigration enforcement and local government policies in Los Angeles.
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The Press of Atlantic City
Lawsuit accuses feds of racist raids in LA
LOS ANGELES — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses President Donald Trump's administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during an ongoing immigration crackdown that has put the region "under siege."
Capital Gazette
Groups sue to stop Trump administration from using what they call unconstitutional tactics in raids
By JAIMIE DING and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during an ongoing immigration crackdown that has put the region “under siege.” The court filing by Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups in U.S. District Court seeks a temporary restraining order to block the administrat…
Lawsuit says ICE agents are racially profiling Californians
A new lawsuit filed by migrant advocacy groups accuses the Trump administration, along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, of indiscriminately targeting people of color during deportation operations, saying Southern California is “under siege.” Los Angeles and surrounding areas have seen an uptick in ICE operations under the Trump administration amid a broader crackdown on illegal immigration. According to Department of Homela…
Lawsuit Aims to End 'Systematic' Snatching of Brown-Skinned People by Trump Agents
"These guys are popping up, rampant all over the city, just taking people randomly, and we want that particular practice to end," one attorney in the case said of Department of Homeland Security agents.
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