A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order late Friday halting the Trump administration’s use of “roving patrols” and mass immigration sweeps in Los Angeles and six surrounding counties. The court ruled that targeting individuals based on race, accent, occupation, or location violates the Fourth Amendment’s requirement for reasonable suspicion.
The order also ensures that detainees have access to legal counsel and free phone calls — protections previously denied during arrests and confinement at makeshift facilities like “B‑18,” when some people remain in immigration custody.
The ruling follows a lawsuit spearheaded left-wing organizations — including the ACLU — challenging ICE tactics used during raids. Plaintiffs described military-style operations targeting day-laborers, carwash and farm workers without just cause.
As the New York Post reports:
US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong — an appointee of former President Joe Biden — found that “roving patrols” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were unlawfully targeting individuals for arrest in the Central District of California absent “reasonable suspicion” that they were in the US illegally.
“The factors that defendants appear to rely on for reasonable suspicion seem no more indicative of illegal presence in the country than of legal presence — such as working at low-wage occupations such as car wash attendants and day laborers,” Frimpong wrote in her 52-page ruling.
“That is insufficient and impermissible.”
The judge determined that agents had detained people based on their location, line of work, apparent race and whether they spoke Spanish or with an accent.
⚖️ What the Ruling Requires
- ICE must have “reasonable suspicion” before making stops or arrests, and cannot rely on race, language (e.g., speaking Spanish or with an accent), occupation, or location (like day‑labor pickup sites) for targeting
- Access to legal counsel is mandatory: detainees must have access seven days a week, with confidential phone calls and in-person visits
🛑 Immediate Effects
- Indiscriminate, large-scale patrols will stop — no more unannounced “dragnet” sweeps in neighborhoods and workplaces.
- ICE operations in these areas must now be intelligence-based, following Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections.
- The injunction is temporary, in effect while the lawsuit continues toward a full hearing.
🔮 What Comes Next
- ICE may still conduct targeted raids, as long as agents have lawful justification (probable cause or reasonable suspicion).
- Legal teams and advocacy groups will press forward in court. A full trial — or a ruling on the broader merits — will determine whether this injunction becomes permanent.
- Local officials (e.g., LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis) may pursue additional legal measures, like suing for excessive force or other violations.
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THIS JUDGE IS FULL OF BS!!! THESE AGENTS ARE LOOKING FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT BECAME FELONS ONCE THEY ENTERED THE USA!!! YOU DON’T NEED A WARRANT WHEN YOU ARE STOPPING SOMEONE UNDER SUSPICION OF BEING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN FELON!!! THIS JUDGE NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTING A FEDERAL AGENT PERFORMING HIS DUTY!!!!
So, this judge is going against the SCOTUS ruling and needs to be totally ignored.
Let’s get this legislation moving so that we can impeach these judges. This one should be on the top of the list.
WHEN ARE THESE DUMBASS LIBATARD JUDGES GOING TO START ENFORCING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND STOP MAKING UP THEIR OWN JACKASS LAWS. ILLEGALS DO NOT HAVE 4TH AND 5TH AMMENDMENT RIGHTS, THEY ARE NOT AMERICAN CITIZENS AS THE CONSTITUTION STATES!
How about people that are here illegally, and, right now, with criminal activities. Doesn’t matter if they’re brown, black, speak with an accent, farm worker, car wash workers, etc..