\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high court.The conservative majority lifted a restraining order from a judge who found that roving patrols were conducting indiscriminate stops in and around LA. The order had barred immigration agents from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job or location.The court’s 6-3 decision followed a pattern of at least temporarily allowing some of the Republican administration’s harshest policies, while leaving room for the possibility of a different outcome after the legal case plays out fully. The net effect, meanwhile, has Trump pushing ahead in many of the areas he considers most critical.The majority did not explain its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the lower-court judge had gone too far in restricting how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can carry out brief stops for questioning. “The prospect of such after-the-fact judicial second-guessing and contempt proceedings will inevitably chill lawful immigration enforcement efforts,” he wrote in a concurrence.Dissent says constitutional freedoms threatenedIn a stinging dissent joined by her two liberal colleagues, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the decision erodes constitutional freedoms.\u201cCountless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor,” she wrote. “Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.”Kavanaugh, for his part, suggested stops in which agents use force could yet face legal challenges.The Supreme Court\u2019s decision comes as ICE agents also step up enforcement in Washington as part of Trump\u2019s unprecedented federal takeover of the capital city\u2019s law enforcement and deployment of the National Guard.The lawsuit will now continue to unfold in California, with a hearing set for Sept. 24. It was filed by immigrant advocacy groups that accused the Trump administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people during his administration\u2019s crackdown on illegal immigration in the Los Angeles area.U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong in Los Angeles had found a \u201cmountain of evidence\u201d that enforcement tactics were violating the Constitution. The plaintiffs included U.S. citizens swept up in immigration stops. An appeals court had left Frimpong\u2019s ruling in place.Federal attorneys have said immigration officers target people based on illegal presence in the U.S., not skin color, race or ethnicity. Even so, the Justice Department argued that ICE agents can use at least some of those factors in combination with others, and Kavanaugh said apparent ethnicity could be a relevant factor for a stop.More than 5,000 arrests madeThe Department of Homeland Security said last week that authorities had made 5,210 immigration arrests since June 6 and praised the work of its lead commander there, Gregory Bovino, whose \u201csuccess in getting the worst of the worst out of the Los Angeles region speaks for itself.\u201dThe agency promised in an online post to \u201ccontinue to FLOOD THE ZONE in Los Angeles\u201d after the high court’s decision.The region has been top priority for the Trump administration, and its hard-line immigration strategy has spurred protests and the deployment of the National Guard and the Marines.The number of raids in the LA area appeared to slow shortly after Frimpong\u2019s order came down in July, but recently they have become more frequent again, including an operation in which agents jumped out of the back of a rented box truck and made arrests at an LA Home Depot store as the administration carries out the president\u2019s goal of mass deportations.Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the Supreme Court decision as a \u201cmassive victory\u201d in a social media post. \u201cNow, ICE can continue carrying out roving patrols in California without judicial micromanagement,\u201d she wrote.The order from Frimpong, who was nominated by Democratic President Joe Biden, barred authorities from using factors like apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, presence at a location such as a tow yard or car wash, or someone\u2019s occupation as the only basis for reasonable suspicion for detention. It had covered a combined population of nearly 20 million people, nearly half of whom identify as Hispanic or Latino.\u2018I was born here in the States\u2019The plaintiffs argued that Frimpong\u2019s order only prevents federal agents from making stops that do not align with the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.Chris Newman, legal director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, said the Supreme Court decision will fuel aggressive immigration enforcement in other major cities. \u201cThe Supreme Court majority makes clear that average non-white workers are targets, and it functionally gives its stamp of approval for Trump to trample their bedrock constitutional rights,\u201d he said.Plaintiffs included three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens. One of the citizens was Los Angeles resident Brian Gavidia, who was shown in a June 13 video being seized by federal agents and pressed against a metal fence with his arm twisted behind his back as he yelled: \u201cI was born here in the States. East LA, bro!\u201dGavidia was released about 20 minutes later after showing agents his identification, as was another citizen stopped at a car wash, according to the lawsuit.California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he found Kavanaugh\u2019s rationale for lifting the stay \u201cdisturbing.\u201d He pointed out the Supreme Court recently ruled that race can\u2019t be considered in college admissions. \u201cThey prevent the use of race (in college admissions) to tackle discrimination but allow the use of race to potentially discriminate,\u201d Bonta said.Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling:”Trump\u2019s hand-picked Supreme Court majority just became the Grand Marshal for a parade of racial terror in Los Angeles. This isn\u2019t about enforcing immigration laws \u2014 it\u2019s about targeting Latinos and anyone who doesn\u2019t look or sound like Stephen Miller\u2019s idea of an American, including U.S. citizens and children, to deliberately harm California\u2019s families and small businesses. Trump’s private police force now has a green light to come after your family \u2014 and every person is now a target \u2014 but we will continue fighting these abhorrent attacks on Californians.”Plaintiff Pedro Vasquez Perdomo said ICE agents never explained why they stopped him or showed a warrant.\u201cI was treated like I didn\u2019t matter \u2014 locked up, cold, hungry, and without a lawyer. Now, the Supreme Court says that\u2019s okay?” he said in a statement. \u201cThat\u2019s not justice. That\u2019s racism with a badge.\u201dSee more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channelAssociated Press writer Jaimie Ding in Los Angeles and Mark Sherman in Washington contributed to this report.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The Supreme Court<\/a> on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory<\/a> for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high court.<\/p>\n The conservative majority lifted a restraining order from a judge who found that roving patrols were conducting indiscriminate stops in and around LA. The order had barred immigration agents<\/a> from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job or location.<\/p>\n The court’s 6-3 decision followed a pattern of at least temporarily allowing some of the Republican administration’s harshest policies, while leaving room for the possibility of a different outcome after the legal case plays out fully. The net effect, meanwhile, has Trump pushing ahead in many of the areas he considers most critical.<\/p>\n The majority did not explain its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the lower-court judge had gone too far in restricting how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can carry out brief stops for questioning. “The prospect of such after-the-fact judicial second-guessing and contempt proceedings will inevitably chill lawful immigration enforcement efforts,” he wrote in a concurrence.<\/p>\n Dissent says constitutional freedoms threatened<\/p>\n In a stinging dissent joined by her two liberal colleagues, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the decision erodes constitutional freedoms.<\/p>\n \u201cCountless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor,” she wrote. “Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.”<\/p>\n Kavanaugh, for his part, suggested stops in which agents use force could yet face legal challenges.<\/p>\n The Supreme Court\u2019s decision comes as ICE agents also step up enforcement in Washington as part of Trump\u2019s unprecedented federal takeover<\/a> of the capital city\u2019s law enforcement and deployment of the National Guard.<\/p>\n The lawsuit will now continue to unfold in California, with a hearing set for Sept. 24. It was filed by immigrant advocacy groups that accused the Trump administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people during his administration\u2019s crackdown on illegal immigration in the Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong in Los Angeles had found a \u201cmountain of evidence\u201d<\/a> that enforcement tactics were violating the Constitution. The plaintiffs included U.S. citizens swept up in immigration stops. An appeals court had left Frimpong\u2019s ruling in place.<\/p>\n Federal attorneys have said immigration officers target people based on illegal presence in the U.S., not skin color, race or ethnicity. Even so, the Justice Department argued that ICE agents<\/a> can use at least some of those factors in combination with others, and Kavanaugh said apparent ethnicity could be a relevant factor for a stop.<\/p>\n More than 5,000 arrests made<\/p>\n The Department of Homeland Security said last week that authorities had made 5,210 immigration arrests since June 6 and praised the work of its lead commander there, Gregory Bovino, whose \u201csuccess in getting the worst of the worst out of the Los Angeles region speaks for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n The agency promised in an online post to \u201ccontinue to FLOOD THE ZONE in Los Angeles\u201d after the high court’s decision.<\/p>\n The region has been top priority for the Trump administration, and its hard-line immigration strategy has spurred protests and the deployment of the National Guard<\/a> and the Marines.<\/p>\n The number of raids in the LA area appeared to slow shortly after Frimpong\u2019s order came down in July, but recently they have become more frequent again, including an operation in which agents jumped out of the back of a rented box truck<\/a> and made arrests at an LA Home Depot store as the administration carries out the president\u2019s goal of mass deportations<\/a>.<\/p>\n Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the Supreme Court decision as a \u201cmassive victory\u201d in a social media post. \u201cNow, ICE can continue carrying out roving patrols in California without judicial micromanagement,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n The order from Frimpong, who was nominated by Democratic President Joe Biden, barred authorities from using factors like apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, presence at a location such as a tow yard or car wash, or someone\u2019s occupation as the only basis for reasonable suspicion for detention. It had covered a combined population of nearly 20 million people, nearly half of whom identify as Hispanic or Latino.<\/p>\n \u2018I was born here in the States\u2019<\/p>\n The plaintiffs argued that Frimpong\u2019s order only prevents federal agents from making stops that do not align with the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.<\/p>\n Chris Newman, legal director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, said the Supreme Court decision will fuel aggressive immigration enforcement in other major cities. \u201cThe Supreme Court majority makes clear that average non-white workers are targets, and it functionally gives its stamp of approval for Trump to trample their bedrock constitutional rights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Plaintiffs included three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens. One of the citizens was Los Angeles resident Brian Gavidia<\/a>, who was shown in a June 13 video being seized by federal agents and pressed against a metal fence with his arm twisted behind his back as he yelled: \u201cI was born here in the States. East LA, bro!\u201d<\/p>\n Gavidia was released about 20 minutes later after showing agents his identification, as was another citizen stopped at a car wash, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he found Kavanaugh\u2019s rationale for lifting the stay \u201cdisturbing.\u201d He pointed out the Supreme Court recently ruled that race can\u2019t be considered in college admissions. \u201cThey prevent the use of race (in college admissions) to tackle discrimination but allow the use of race to potentially discriminate,\u201d Bonta said.<\/p>\n Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling:<\/p>\n “Trump\u2019s hand-picked Supreme Court majority just became the Grand Marshal for a parade of racial terror in Los Angeles. This isn\u2019t about enforcing immigration laws \u2014 it\u2019s about targeting Latinos and anyone who doesn\u2019t look or sound like Stephen Miller\u2019s idea of an American, including U.S. citizens and children, to deliberately harm California\u2019s families and small businesses. Trump’s private police force now has a green light to come after your family \u2014 and every person is now a target \u2014 but we will continue fighting these abhorrent attacks on Californians.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n\tThis content is imported from Twitter. CALeg\u2019s Dem Latino Caucus members, others are holding a press conference to condemn SCOTUS decision lifting restrictions on LA immigration raids. <\/p>\n \u201cThe moments we feared are now solidified by the Supreme Court\u2019s decision,\u201d said State Senate Pro Tem-elect @MoniqueLimonCA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KkUgBZbxwX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Plaintiff Pedro Vasquez Perdomo said ICE agents never explained why they stopped him or showed a warrant.<\/p>\n \u201cI was treated like I didn\u2019t matter \u2014 locked up, cold, hungry, and without a lawyer. Now, the Supreme Court says that\u2019s okay?” he said in a statement. \u201cThat\u2019s not justice. That\u2019s racism with a badge.\u201d<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n Associated Press writer Jaimie Ding in Los Angeles and Mark Sherman in Washington contributed to this report.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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