Overview
- In a 6–3 order, the Court lifted lower-court rules barring arrests based solely on ethnicity or appearance, language or accent, job type, or presence at certain locations.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh referenced estimates that about 10% of Los Angeles residents are undocumented, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the decision creates a second‑class status.
- DHS and ICE praised the ruling, with Tom Homan denying racial profiling and the department saying agents will continue to “inundate” the Los Angeles area.
- California officials condemned the change as the administration simultaneously launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago targeting people it describes as criminal offenders.
- Chicago’s rollout began with few reported arrests and uncertain scope, and Illinois leaders J.B. Pritzker and Brandon Johnson signaled they would resist the federal push.