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A federal judge on Friday ruled that immigration officers in Southern California can't rely solely on someone's race or the fact that they're speaking Spanish to stop and detain them. It comes as lawmakers toured the migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” on Saturday.
A federal judge Judge blocked ICE stops in California without "reasonable suspicion" and banned profiling by race, language, job or location while requiring detailed records.
In a searing ruling, a federal judge in Los Angeles temporarily blocked the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate sweeps in immigrant communities, saying they probably violate the 4th Amendment.
The lead plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit were sitting at a bus stop in Pasadena when federal agents converged, and apprehended them. On Friday, their allegations gained traction with a federal
Border Czar' Tom Homan told CNN this morning that the Trump administration will challenge a recent ruling demanding that illegal aliens detained by ICE have the right to legal counsel: DANA BASH, CNN: I do want to start with that ruling.
A U.S. District judge shared tentative ruling that suggests she plans to order federal agents to stop questioning and arresting people without reasonable cause that they have violated immigration laws.
Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.
President Trump is facing growing backlash over his administration's immigration crackdown. A federal judge in California ruled immigration officials cannot stop people in Los Angeles based on their race or spoken language.