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Sotomayor Slams Ruling on Racial Profiling in ICE Detentions

9/15/2025

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Sotomayor Opposes Racial Profiling

Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized a ruling allowing ICE to consider race in detentions, stating it threatens Latino communities.
She argued the decision enables targeting based on appearance or language, likening it to a police state.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the ruling, asserting ethnicity can be relevant in immigration stops, which Sotomayor opposed.
Experts call for solidarity against racial profiling and collective action across racial lines.

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Sotomayor Warns Rights

Justice Sonia Sotomayor shared her views on conservative colleagues, stressing the need to recognize the good in others during her appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
She expressed concern about the Supreme Court's decisions, particularly regarding Roe v. Wade, warning that altering precedents could threaten rights.
On "The View," co-host Sunny Hostin voiced unease over Sotomayor's comments about Donald Trump possibly seeking a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment.
Sotomayor pointed out that the amendment's interpretation has never been legally tested, raising concerns about its implications.
Hostin found this uncertainty troubling, emphasizing the associated risks.

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Sotomayor Opposes Racial Profiling

Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized a ruling allowing ICE to consider race in detentions, stating it threatens Latino communities.
She argued the decision enables targeting based on appearance or language, likening it to a police state.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the ruling, asserting ethnicity can be relevant in immigration stops, which Sotomayor opposed.
Experts call for solidarity against racial profiling and collective action across racial lines.

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