What to Know
- Immigrant advocates filed a request for a temporary restraining order in early July that accuses “unconstitutional” tactics during immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles.
- The federal court ordered DHS to stop immigration round ups based on race and ethnicicty.
- The Ninth Circuit Court denied a the defendants emergency motion for a stay pending their appeal from July 17.
- The ruling applies to the Central District of California, which includes 7 counties: LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo
- Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference Friday night regarding the court’s decision.
The temporary restraining order imposed by a federal judge over the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts in Southern California was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.
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A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco heard the government’s case on July 17 from a Trump administration lawyer seeking a stay while the temporary restraining order was appealed.
The motion was dismissed by the appeals court on Friday.
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The verdict upholds the July 11 order that granted immigrant groups’ request for a restraining order to limit federal immigration enforcement activities in Southern California, including Los Angeles.
The detention of individuals was prohibited by Judge Maame E. Frimpong’s decision unless the officer or agent “has reasonable suspicion that the person to be stopped is within the United States in violation of U.S. immigration law.”
Both the City of Los Angeles and the rule of law have won today. “We will continue to enforce the Temporary Restraining Order that has been safeguarding our communities against the use of racial profiling and other unlawful methods by immigration agents during their harsh and violent enforcement raids and sweeps,” stated Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Justice is still something we must fight for. Los Angeles will unite in opposition to this administration’s attempts to dismantle families who make daily contributions to our wonderful city’s economy, culture, and way of life.”
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Three detained immigrants, multiple immigrant rights organizations, and two U.S. citizens—one of whom was detained even after presenting his identification to agents—are the focus of the complaint. “I was born here in the states, East LA bro!” cries Los Angeles resident Brian Gavidia as he is forced against a fence by federal authorities in a video captured by a buddy on June 13.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California attorney Mohammad Tajsar claimed, “Armed, masked goons in unmarked cars have descended in our community and stopped and rounded up people from all walks of life, often at gunpoint and without any justification.”
Furthermore, according to the lawsuit, people who are arrested are kept in conditions akin to a prison without access to legal representation, and they are under pressure to sign voluntary departure documents without being made aware of their rights.
Detainees’ families have reported appalling circumstances in a detention center in downtown Los Angeles, including prisoners sleeping on the ground, meals consisting solely of packets of chips and cookies, and inmates so thirsty that they have been drinking from the toilets.
The Central District of California, comprising seven counties—LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo—is covered by the ruling.
“I will always be there for you, fighting for your rights, your dignity, and your place in this city that we all call home,” Bass wrote.
