Overview

• On August 1, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel denied the administration’s emergency motion for a stay of Judge Frimpong’s July 11 order.
• The order bars ICE agents from detaining individuals in seven Southern California counties without reasonable suspicion that they are in the country unlawfully.
• The appeals court rebuked the Department of Justice for mischaracterizing the district court’s order and found no evidence of irreparable harm.
• Immigrant advocates, led by the ACLU of Southern California, secured the original restraining order after accusing agents of racial profiling and unconstitutional stops.
• The case remains on track for a preliminary injunction hearing in September as the government pursues further appeals.