Overview

• A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on July 14 halting ICE interior enforcement in Southern California after the ACLU sued over alleged racial profiling in mass farm sweeps
• DHS data show the July 10 operations in Ventura County detained 361 agricultural workers, rescued 14 minors from suspected labor exploitation and resulted in one migrant worker’s death
• An ICE memorandum issued July 10 empowers agents to deport migrants to third countries within six hours of notice in urgent cases, provided they have access to legal counsel
• CBP statistics reveal an 88 percent drop in U.S.–Mexico border encounters between January and May 2025 compared to the same period last year, shifting enforcement focus inland
• ICE has appealed the court order, and DHS officials defend the rapid-deportation directive as essential to combatting criminal networks and deterring undocumented migration