Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Halt Immigration Operations Without Probable Cause in California

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The decision followed a lawsuit filed by illegal immigrant advocacy groups last week.

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on July 11 temporarily blocking the Trump administration from carrying out immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles without probable cause.

The decision by District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong followed a lawsuit brought by illegal immigrant advocacy groups, which accused the administration of targeting people in Southern California based on their race and of arresting people without a warrant amid the federal governmentโ€™s ongoing efforts to end illegal immigration.

In a 52-page ruling, the judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop detaining people based on their race, spoken language or accent, occupation, or presence in specific locations such as bus stops.

Frimpong stated that the administration failed to provide the basis for any of the immigration stops and arrests carried out during the enforcement operations.

The judge determined that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in proving the immigration stops and arrests were based on the four โ€œenumerated factorsโ€ and lacked โ€œreasonable suspicionโ€ that the individuals targeted were illegal immigrants.

โ€œThe factors that defendants appear to rely on for reasonable suspicion seem no more indicative of illegal presence in the country than of legal presenceโ€”such as working at low-wage occupations such as car wash attendants and day laborers. This is insufficient and impermissible, and is the proper subject of an injunction,โ€ Frimpong stated.

Frimpong also ordered DHS to provide detainees allegedly held in a room known as โ€œB-18,โ€ located in the basement of a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, with access to โ€œconfidential telephone callsโ€ with legal representatives and legal assistants at no cost.

โ€œSuch legal telephone calls shall not be screened, recorded, or otherwise monitored,โ€ the judge stated.

DHS is also required to allow legal visitation for detainees seven days a week, with a minimum of eight hours per day on weekdays and at least four hours per day on weekends, according to the ruling.

In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the judge was โ€œundermining the will of the American peopleโ€ with the recent ruling.

โ€œAmericaโ€™s brave men and women are removing murderers, MS-13 gang members, pedophiles, rapistsโ€”truly the worst of the worst from Golden State communities,โ€ McLaughlin stated. โ€œLaw and order will prevail.โ€

The suit, which alleges that immigration raids violate the Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights of thousands of people, was brought on July 2 by multiple civil and immigration rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Southern California.

In the lawsuit, the groups alleged that brown-skinned individuals had suddenly been approached and pulled aside by federal agents โ€œwith a show of forceโ€ and were made to answer questions about their names and origins.

By Aldgra Fredly

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