A federal judge in California has held the Department of Homeland Security in civil contempt after finding it failed to comply with a court order related to immigration enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area.
According to the report, the court imposed daily fines of $500 after determining the agency did not carry out required forensic imaging of mobile phones used by agents during 15 immigration operations.
Although 88 agents reportedly agreed to the process, government lawyers acknowledged that none of the devices had been imaged by the time of the hearing.
According to the report, the Justice Department later informed the court that it had submitted a $3,500 payment after criticism over months of non-compliance.
The report also cited a UFW Foundation survey showing that more than 90 percent of farmworkers fear detention or deportation, reflecting broader concerns surrounding intensified federal immigration enforcement in California.
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The federal government was held in contempt by a federal judge who determined that it didn’t comply with a court order requiring forensic imaging of the personal phones of agents who participated in a series of immigration operations in Los Angeles. https://t.co/pzzfcmscPB
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