"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low-wage job."
"Trump's hand-picked Supreme Court majority just became the Grand Marshal for a parade of racial terror in Los Angeles. This isn't about enforcing immigration laws - it's about targeting Latinos and anyone who doesn't look or sound like Stephen Miller's idea of an American, including U.S. citizens and children, to deliberately harm California's families and small businesses,"
"The injunction raises the specter of contempt for every stop in the district, threatening agents with sanctions if the court disbelieves that they relied on additional factors in making any partic"
A Supreme Court decision permits Border Patrol to resume stops that a lower federal judge had enjoined as violating Fourth Amendment protections. The decision allows agents to rely on minimal factors such as presence in a parking lot and speaking Spanish to question immigration status. Local governments warned that a large share of the region's population meets the federal criteria for stops. The state pledged continued legal resistance and labeled the move racially targeted. The Department of Homeland Security argued the injunction hindered immigration removals and could expose agents to contempt charges over stops.
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