Federal Judge Halts Indiscriminate Immigration Stops and Arrests in California

A federal judge has issued an emergency order instructing the Trump administration to cease indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests across seven California counties, including Los Angeles. The ruling comes after immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit alleging the administration systematically targets individuals based on their race during its ongoing immigration crackdown.

U.S. District Court Judge Maame E. Frimpong’s order also specifically bars the federal government from restricting attorney access at a Los Angeles immigration detention facility. These emergency measures are temporary while the broader lawsuit proceeds, which argues that the government’s tactics, including warrantless arrests and denial of legal counsel, violate the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

The White House swiftly condemned the ruling, with spokesperson Abigail Jackson stating, “No federal judge has the authority to dictate immigration policy – that authority rests with Congress and the President.” This judicial intervention follows weeks of heightened tensions in Southern California, where the Trump administration has intensified arrests in various public and private settings, sparking widespread protests.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) contends that the recent surge in enforcement is driven by arbitrary arrest quotas and racial profiling. The judge’s order specifically prohibits officials from using apparent race or ethnicity, speaking accented English or Spanish, or presence at certain locations as the sole basis for reasonable suspicion for stops. It also mandates unrestricted attorney access to the B-18 facility seven days a week and ensures detainees can make confidential phone calls to their lawyers.

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