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Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raids, Cites Racial Profiling

7/12/2025

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A federal judge in Los Angeles has put the brakes on the Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids, highlighting troubling evidence of racial profiling. Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong's ruling mandates that arrests require reasonable suspicion and grants immediate access to legal counsel, striking a blow against tactics that have disproportionately affected Latino communities since June.

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A federal judge in Los Angeles has put the brakes on the Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids, highlighting troubling evidence of racial profiling. Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong's ruling mandates that arrests require reasonable suspicion and grants immediate access to legal counsel, striking a blow against tactics that have disproportionately affected Latino communities since June.