LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Los Angeles federal judge issued a pair of temporary restraining orders today limiting the ability of U.S. immigration agents to detain people absent reasonable suspicion beyond merely their race, ethnicity or occupation, while also requiring that detainees be given access to legal counsel.
The orders stem from a lawsuit filed by Public Counsel and the American Civil Liberties Union accusing federal immigration officials of carrying out “roving patrols” and detaining people without warrants and regardless of whether they have actual proof the detainees are in the country illegally.