A federal lawsuit alleges that in Southern California, masked agents are cornering and arresting brown-skinned individuals without probable cause, placing them in conditions lacking access to legal counsel. The complaint describes immigration enforcement in the region as "under siege," with agents conducting indiscriminate raids at various public locations. The lawsuit is backed by multiple immigrant rights groups and challenges the Trump administration's practices during these operations. The Department of Homeland Security denies allegations of racial targeting, stating their enforcement is precise and informed.
Masked, unidentified agents have been "systematically" cornering brown-skinned people in a show of force across Southern California, tackling those who attempt to leave, arresting them without probable cause and then placing them in "dungeon-like" conditions without access to lawyers, a federal lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit describes the region as "under siege" by agents, some dressed in military-style clothing and carrying out "indiscriminate immigration raids flooding street corners, bus stops, parking lots, agricultural sites, day laborer corners."
These guys are popping up, rampant all over the city, just taking people randomly and we want that particular practice to end, said Mohammad Tajsar, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence, said Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin.
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