"On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use racial profiling in its militarized immigration raids across Los Angeles, halting an injunction that had barred officers from targeting Latinos based on ethnicity. The court did not explain the reason for its shadow docket order, which appeared to split 6-3 along ideological lines. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the decision was "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees," opening the door to violent persecution of Latinos-including American citizens-by "masked agents with guns.""
"The government deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to arrest anyone suspected of lacking legal status; many of those officers wore masks, refused to identify themselves as law enforcement, and carried handguns or assault weapons. They targeted locations where Latinos frequently congregated, including Home Depots, car washes, bus stops, churches, and parks. And they targeted individuals who "appeared" Latino and spoke Spanish, arresting them first, then determining their citizenship status later."
The Supreme Court stayed an injunction and allowed racially targeted, militarized immigration raids across Los Angeles that had barred officers from singling out Latinos based on ethnicity. The shadow docket order provided no explanation and appeared to split 6-3. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, warning that the decision could permit violent persecution of Latinos, including American citizens, by masked armed agents. Operation at Large deployed ICE officers who wore masks, refused identification, and carried firearms; they targeted Latino-frequented locations and individuals who appeared Latino or spoke Spanish. Arrests included gratuitous brutality, and a federal district court had found the operation egregiously unconstitutional.
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