Overview
- Two temporary restraining orders bar ICE officers from detaining people in seven California counties and the Central District without reasonable suspicion of immigration violations
- The orders forbid using race, ethnicity, accent or presence at locations like bus stops and agricultural sites as the sole basis for stops
- Detainees covered by the ruling must be granted access to legal counsel during immigration enforcement actions
- Public Counsel and the ACLU filed the suit challenging ICE’s roving patrols and warrantless arrests as violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments
- The White House has labeled the decision judicial overreach and announced plans to appeal Judge Frimpong’s ruling