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Homeland Security Defends ICE Stops Using Kavanaugh Ruling
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- Department of Homeland Security defended ICE agents who stopped a citizen, citing a court opinion.
- ICE detained a man in Evanston at 9:49 a.m., noting head, neck, and teeth injuries.
- The September 2025 ruling by Justice Brett Kavanaugh permits stops based on suspicion, including ethnicity.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, warning the government could seize anyone who looks Latino or speaks Spanish.
- President Donald Trump could prosecute those who refuse identification.