SoCal ICE raids: Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday upheld maintaining a temporary restraining order against indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven Southern California counties, including Los Angeles.
Mayor Karen Bass called the decision a "victory for Los Angeles" in a post on X.
Last month, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting immigration agents from stopping individuals without reasonable suspicion.
The order also barred agents from relying solely on factors such as race and ethnicity, speaking with an accent or being at locations such as bus stops, car washes or agricultural sites as a basis for detaining people.
The orders stemmed from a lawsuit accusing federal immigration officials from carrying out "roving patrols" and detaining people without warrants, and regardless of whether they have actual proof the detainees are in the country illegally.
Mohammad Tajsar, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, hailed the ruling.
"This decision is further confirmation that the administration's paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution and caused irreparable injury across the region," Tajsar said in a statement.
Immigrants and Latino communities in Southern California have been on edge since early June when the Trump administration stepped up arrests at car washes, Home Depot parking lots, immigration courts and a range of businesses.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
