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ACLU Seeks Injunction Over ICE Agents' Slur-Laden LA Sweeps

7/28/2026

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Plaintiffs have asked Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong for an injunction, alleging agents used the slurs “wet” and “tonks” in Los Angeles sweeps.
They cite a May 2025 ICE directive to “turn the creativity knob up to 11” and arrest “collaterals,” targeting Latinos.
The filing says 1,400 agents participated, 88 phones were turned over for imaging and none have been imaged, leaving 200-300 phones unexamined, and ACLU attorneys request sanctions.

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Plaintiffs have asked Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong for an injunction, alleging agents used the slurs “wet” and “tonks” in Los Angeles sweeps.
They cite a May 2025 ICE directive to “turn the creativity knob up to 11” and arrest “collaterals,” targeting Latinos.
The filing says 1,400 agents participated, 88 phones were turned over for imaging and none have been imaged, leaving 200-300 phones unexamined, and ACLU attorneys request sanctions.