
Trump administration ordered to halt indiscriminate immigration stops in California over racial profiling concerns
Associated Press
created: July 12, 2025, 3:24 a.m. | updated: July 12, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.
The lawsuit in the US district court has accused the administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown.
The plaintiffs include three detained immigrants and two US citizens, one who was held despite showing agents his identification.
1:06 Protesters and US federal agents clash during immigration raid at California farm – videoFrimpong also issued a separate order barring the federal government from restricting attorney access at a Los Angeles immigration detention facility.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the recent wave of immigration enforcement has been driven by an “arbitrary arrest quota” and based on “broad stereotypes based on race or ethnicity”.
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