Overview

• On August 7, Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed an emergency petition asking the Supreme Court to stay the Ninth Circuit’s order blocking ICE from using generalized factors in Los Angeles–area raids.
• The injunction, first issued July 11 by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong and upheld by the Ninth Circuit, bars stops based solely on race, language, location, or occupation without reasonable suspicion.
• In its filing, the Justice Department claimed the order mislabels routine investigations as unconstitutional and exposes federal agents to contempt proceedings.
• The temporary restraining order applies across the Central District of California, covering Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
• The Supreme Court will consider the administration’s emergency application while the injunction remains in effect, maintaining current limits on ICE enforcement practices.