Immigration,
Constitutional Law
Sep. 8, 2025
Supreme Court lifts block on ICE detentions in Los Angeles
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said ethnicity can be a relevant factor in assessing reasonable suspicion, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in dissent, warned the decision enables unconstitutional seizures of Latino residents and creates second-class citizenship.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration another major victory Monday, staying pending appeal a district judge's order barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from racially targeting people for detention in the Los Angeles area.
The majority's unsigned order, on the emergency docket, did not explain its reasons and is not final, although Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote in a concurring decision that the U.S. Department of Justice "has dem...
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