Judge Blocks ICE From Racial Profiling in LA Migrant Sweeps

A federal judge in Los Angeles issued an order temporarily blocking US authorities from using racial or ethnic profiling during immigration sweeps in the region and requiring that detainees get access to lawyers.

The order Friday by US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong is the latest fallout from the Trump administration’s controversial crackdown on migrants in California and across the US. It came in a lawsuit by a group of Southern California residents, workers and advocacy groups who accused President Donald Trump’s administration of terrorizing the population with heavy handed and unconstitutional tactics.