The Trump administration asked an appeals court on July 14 to allow immigration operations to resume without restrictions in Southern California after a federal judge ordered a stop to the government’s activities.
U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued a temporary restraining order on July 11, stopping the administration from carrying out immigration enforcement actions in the seven-county Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles.
The ruling, based on the Fourth Amendment, ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop detaining people based on their race, spoken language or accent, job, or presence at certain locations such as bus stops....
