On Monday (September 8), the US Supreme Court cleared the way to the federal immigration bodies to perform extensive operations in Los Angeles, which meant the latest judicial victory for President Donald Trump’s administration.
For most, the Conservative Court canceled the order to restrict the US District Judges Maame E. Frimpong, who banned agents of immigration and enforcement of customs enforcement (ICE) in the stopping of individuals only on the basis of race, language, work or placement. The order was originally invited by reports of “equing patrols” performing non -distinctive stops in Los Angeles and its surroundings.
The judiciary weighs
The justice of Brett Kavanaugh, which coincided with the majority, acknowledged that ethnicity itself could not justify a reasonable suspicion. However, he noted that this can be considered a “relevant factor” in combination with other circumstances. He also suggested that the stopping of force could still face legal challenges.
Disagree
The justice of Sonia Sotomayor, to which Judge Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the decision. “Numerous people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown on the ground and handcuffs simply because of their appearance, their accents and the fact that they feed by doing manual work,” Sotomayor wrote. She claimed that the decision would allow much more to experience the same “indignation”.
Background
A legal challenge arose after the defense groups claimed that ICE systematically targeted the Hispanic and brown individuals during the Los Angeles raids. The aim of the July Frimpong Order was to prevent stops without adequate suspicion and quoted the “mountain of evidence”, which shows that the tactics of enforcement violated constitutional protection.
The lawsuit also included US citizens who were caught at ice stops. For example, Brian Gavidia, a resident in Los Angeles, was detained during the operation of June 13 and claimed, “I was born here in the states. East la, bro!” He was released about 20 minutes later after he showed identification.
The Ministry of Internal Security and the Ministry of Justice claimed that ICE agents focus on individuals on the basis of suspicious illegal presence in the US, not race or ethnicity, and that the order of limitation of incorrectly limited operational factors for stops.
The enforcement continues
After the Supreme Court’s decision, ICE operations in Los Angeles and other regions, including raids at commercial locations such as Home Depot, resumed. Trump’s administration also intensified the enforcement in Washington and coincided with the federal acceptance of the city authorities and the deployment of the National Guard.
The petitioners argue that the court’s decision allows further disruption of the freedom of US citizens and legally the presentation of the population, with previous operations resulting in physical injury and temporary detention.
The ongoing legal battle
While the Supreme Court allowed the operations to continue, the basic action in California continues. Advocacy groups argue that constitutional limits at stops without reasonable suspicion must be observed in order to avoid discrimination and ensure civil freedoms.
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