Supreme court lifts restrictions on Los Angeles immigration raids in win for Trump

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Supreme court lifts restrictions on Los Angeles immigration raids in win for Trump

Conservative majority lifts restraining order from judge who found ‘roving patrols’ were conducting indiscriminate arrests

Federal agents can resume sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles after the US supreme court lifted an order barring the Donald Trump administration from stopping people solely based on their race, language or job.

The court ruled in favor of Trump’s administration, granting a stay against a restraining order from another judge that found “roving patrols” of immigration agents were conducting indiscriminate arrests in LA. The ruling from the conservative majority is a win for the administration in its ongoing effort to enact mass deportations.

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