The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, a victory for the administration at the high court. The previous order, issued by U.S. district judge Maame E. Frimpong, was based on a “mountain of evidence” that federal agents’ “roving patrols” were making indiscriminate arrests in the area and violating the Constitution. The lawsuit was filed by immigrant advocacy groups who accused the administration of systematically targeting “brown-skinned people.” The judge’s order had barred authorities from using apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, and presence at specific locations like a tow yard or car wash as the only basis for reasonable suspicion for detention. The order covered a combined population of nearly 20 million people, nearly half of whom identify as Hispanic or Latino. FOX 11 Los Angeles reporter Rachel Aragon joins LiveNOW’s Mike Pache with more.
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