The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay of a federal injunction limiting federal immigration raids in the Los Angeles area.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay of a federal injunction restricting federal immigration agents from targeting migrants in Southern California based on characteristics such as ethnicity or language.
The three-judge panel issued a unanimous ruling that maintains the restraints on federal agents during immigration raids in the Los Angeles area.
The limitations include prohibiting targeting people based on their ethnicity, accent, language or location, including being at a Home Depot or a car wash.
The ruling requires federal agents to have more specific probable cause to make an arrest instead of generalized suspicion about a person’s citizenship status.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass celebrated the court’s decision as „a victory for the rule of law and for the City of Los Angeles.“
„The Temporary Restraining Order that has been protecting our communities from immigration agents using racial profiling and other illegal tactics when conducting their cruel and aggressive enforcement raids and sweeps will remain in place for now“, Bass said in a statement.
