From Fox News: A federal judge in Los Angeles late Friday issued a sweeping temporary restraining order (TRO) against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ruling that the agency likely violated constitutional protections through its immigration enforcement practices in California.
In a 53-page order issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Biden appointee, barred ICE from conducting detentive stops in the Central District of California unless agents have “reasonable suspicion” that a person is in the country unlawfully.
Frimpong’s ruling explicitly prohibits ICE from relying solely on race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, location, or type of work when forming suspicion, citing the Fourth Amendment.
The order mandates ICE to maintain records of each stop and the agents’ reasoning behind them. Additionally, it requires the development of official guidelines for determining “reasonable suspicion” and mandatory training for agents.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass praised the decision, saying it would end what she described as “unconstitutional and reckless raids conducted under the Trump Administration.”
“Today, the Court ruled in favor of the United States Constitution, of American values and decency — this is an important step toward restoring safety, security and defending the rights of all Angelenos,” Bass said.
“Los Angeles has been under assault by the Trump Administration as masked men grab people off the street, chase working people through parking lots and march through children’s summer camps. We went to court against the administration because we will never accept these outrageous and un-American acts as normal,” she added.
U.S. Attorney Bill U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli responded to the ruling in a post on X. Essayli wrote:
“Statement in response to today’s ruling in Perdomo et al. v. Noem et al.
“We strongly disagree with the allegations in the lawsuit and maintain that our agents have never detained individuals without proper legal justification. Our federal agents will continue to enforce the law and abide by the U.S. Constitution.”
Statement in response to today’s ruling in Perdomo et al. v. Noem et al.
We strongly disagree with the allegations in the lawsuit and maintain that our agents have never detained individuals without proper legal justification. Our federal agents will continue to enforce the law…
— U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) July 12, 2025
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