Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on 'roving' LA-area immigration raids

Source: The Hill

08/07/25 5:49 PM ET


The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to lift a judge’s limits on “roving” immigration raids in the Los Angeles area.

A federal judge last month ruled Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were conducting raids that likely ran afoul of constitutional protections against unreasonable seizures.

The limits prohibit ICE from relying on someone’s apparent race, use of Spanish, presence at a particular location or their type of work to form reasonable suspicion to stop and detain them.

“No one thinks that speaking Spanish or working in construction always creates reasonable suspicion. Nor does anyone suggest those are the only factors federal agents ever consider,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the administration’s Supreme Court papers. “But in many situations, such factors—alone or in combination—can heighten the likelihood that someone is unlawfully present in the United States,” he continued.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5442023-trump-challenges-los-angeles-ice-limits/