Federal Appeals Court Upholds Los Angeles Immigration Arrests Ban

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from conducting immigration arrests in Los Angeles based solely on race, ethnicity, language, or location. The ruling came amid controversy over President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles to support immigration raids, which sparked protests and accusations of racial profiling. The court found substantial evidence that federal immigration enforcement tactics violated constitutional protections by targeting individuals based on appearance, language, or where they lived or worked. Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities, supported by the ACLU, filed lawsuits challenging the administration's use of unlawful tactics to meet immigration arrest quotas. The temporary order also protects immigrants' rights to legal counsel during detention and prevents arrests without probable cause. Los Angeles officials hailed the ruling as a victory against unconstitutional immigration enforcement practices.