A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered an end to immigration sweeps by federal agents due to unconstitutional practices targeting individuals based on race, accent, or work. Thousands of arrests were made without reasonable suspicion since early June, in what was deemed an extraordinary campaign against immigrants. Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong emphasized a substantial amount of evidence supporting these claims and issued temporary restraining orders to prohibit unlawful arrests and to ensure immediate access to lawyers for those arrested. These rulings may significantly limit ongoing immigration raids in Los Angeles and its surrounding counties.
"The seizures at issue occurred unlawfully," Frimpong wrote. She issued two temporary restraining orders prohibiting immigration agents from arresting people without reasonable suspicion that they're in the country illegally.
Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, said there is 'a mountain of evidence' to support the claim that agents are arresting people solely based on their race, accents, or the work they're engaged in.
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