Trump administration asks appeals court to lift restrictions on SoCal immigration raids

Source: Los Angeles Times

Trump administration asks appeals court to lift restrictions on SoCal immigration raids

Sonja Sharp, Rachel Uranga, Brittny Mejia
Mon, July 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM EDT
6 min read

The Trump administration asked an appeals court Monday to immediately allow immigration agents to resume unfettered raids across Southern California, arguing that a federal judge's order barring unconstitutional stops and arrests is akin to a "straitjacket" on its operations.

The order granted Friday night by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong "is inflicting irreparable harm by preventing the Executive from ensuring that immigration laws are enforced," Department of Justice lawyers wrote in a motion asking for an emergency stay. "These harms will be compounded the longer that injunction is in place."

Government lawyers argued Frimpong's injunction was a first step to placing immigration enforcement under judicial monitorship and was "indefensible on every level." They asked the higher court to pause the order while the appeal is heard.

Weeks of aggressive sweeps by masked and heavily armed federal agents seemed to abruptly cease in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties following Frimpong's order last week.

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