The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “roving patrols” in Southern California, overturning lower court rulings that found the practice likely violated the Fourth Amendment. The decision came without explanation and over dissent from the three liberal justices.
At issue were stops in seven central California counties where heavily armed ICE agents pulled aside individuals, often Latinos, to question their immigration status. Lower courts concluded that such stops lacked the “reasonable suspicion” required by law and relied too heavily on ethnicity, language, or location.
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The Trump administration argued that these factors, while not definitive, can legitimately raise suspicion of unlawful presence. Critics call the patrols unconstitutional profiling.
The case is one of nearly two dozen emergency appeals filed since Trump began his second term, many centered on his aggressive immigration agenda.
