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National Post
03-08-2025
- Politics
- National Post
U.S. court upholds order blocking indiscriminate targeting by immigration patrols
A U.S. appeals court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in California that led to indiscriminate detentions without reasonable grounds to suspect people of being undocumented. Article content The ruling late Friday by a three-judge panel denies the federal government's appeal to overturn a temporary July order to halt the 'roving patrols' in Los Angeles that immigration rights groups have described as illegally using racial profiling. Article content Article content Article content District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong had ordered an end to the arrests, arguing such actions by agents violate a person's constitutional rights that safeguard against unreasonable seizures by the government. Article content Article content She said the detentions were being made 'based upon race alone,' on whether a person was speaking Spanish or English with an accent or because of their place of work, and ordered them stopped. Article content Friday's ruling by the US court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit described the case of plaintiff Jason Gavidia, a U.S. citizen born and raised in East Los Angeles who was arrested outside a tow yard in Montebello on June 12 by agents carrying military-style rifles. Article content 'The agents repeatedly asked Gavidia whether he is American — and they repeatedly ignored his answer: 'I am an American,'' the ruling said. Article content Agents asked what hospital he was born in, and Gavidia responded he did not know, but said he was born in 'East LA.' Article content It said Gavidia told the agents he could show them his government-issued ID. 'The agents took Gavidia's ID and his phone and kept his phone for 20 minutes. They never returned his ID.' Article content Article content California residents and advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security over the detentions. Article content Los Angeles and surrounding suburbs have been ground zero for President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown. Article content He ordered the U.S. military deployed there for weeks, and agents have rounded up migrants at car washes, bus stops, stores and farms. Article content The ruling said the government's defense team argued that 'certain types of businesses, including car washes, were selected for encounters because… they are likely to employ persons without legal documentation.' Article content Rights groups hailed the order as a victory for those seeking to bar the Department of Homeland Security and agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting such raids. Article content 'This decision is further confirmation that the administration's paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution and caused irreparable injury across the region,' said attorney Mohammad Tajsar of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. Article content 'We look forward to holding the federal government accountable for these authoritarian horrors it unleashed in Southern California.' Article content
Malay Mail
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
‘I am an American': US court slams ICE for detaining LA man without cause
LOS ANGELES, Aug 3 — A US appeals court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in California that led to indiscriminate detentions without reasonable grounds to suspect people of being undocumented. The ruling late Friday by a three-judge panel denies the federal government's appeal to overturn a temporary July order to halt the 'roving patrols' in Los Angeles that immigration rights groups have described as illegally using racial profiling. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong had ordered an end to the arrests, arguing such actions by agents violate a person's constitutional rights that safeguard against unreasonable seizures by the government. She said the detentions were being made 'based upon race alone,' on whether a person was speaking Spanish or English with an accent or because of their place of work, and ordered them stopped. Friday's ruling by the US court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit described the case of plaintiff Jason Gavidia, a US citizen born and raised in East Los Angeles who was arrested outside a tow yard in Montebello on June 12 by agents carrying military-style rifles. 'The agents repeatedly asked Gavidia whether he is American – and they repeatedly ignored his answer: 'I am an American,'' the ruling said. Agents asked what hospital he was born in, and Gavidia responded he did not know, but said he was born in 'East LA.' It said Gavidia told the agents he could show them his government-issued ID. 'The agents took Gavidia's ID and his phone and kept his phone for 20 minutes. They never returned his ID.' California residents and advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security over the detentions. Los Angeles and surrounding suburbs have been ground zero for President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown. He ordered the US military deployed there for weeks, and agents have rounded up migrants at car washes, bus stops, stores and farms. The ruling said the government's defense team argued that 'certain types of businesses, including car washes, were selected for encounters because... they are likely to employ persons without legal documentation.' Rights groups hailed the order as a victory for those seeking to bar the Department of Homeland Security and agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting such raids. 'This decision is further confirmation that the administration's paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution and caused irreparable injury across the region,' said attorney Mohammad Tajsar of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. 'We look forward to holding the federal government accountable for these authoritarian horrors it unleashed in Southern California.' — AFP
LeMonde
02-08-2025
- Politics
- LeMonde
US court upholds order blocking immigration agents' patrols in California
A US appeals court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in California. The patrols have led to indiscriminate detentions without reasonable grounds to suspect people of being undocumented immigrants. The ruling, delivered by a three-judge panel late on Friday, August 2, denies the federal government's appeal to overturn a temporary July order to halt "roving patrols" in Los Angeles, which immigration rights groups have described as illegally using racial profiling. California residents and advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security over the detentions. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong had ordered an end to the arrests. She had argued that such actions by agents violate a person's constitutional rights, which safeguard against unreasonable seizures by the government. She had said the detentions were being made "based upon race alone," on whether a person was speaking Spanish or English with an accent or because of their place of work, and ordered them stopped. The Jason Gavidia case Friday's ruling by the US Ninth Circuit Court of appeals described the case of plaintiff Jason Gavidia. A US citizen, born and raised in East Los Angeles, Gavidia was arrested outside a tow yard in Montebello by agents carrying military-style rifles on June 12. "The agents repeatedly asked Gavidia whether he is American – and they repeatedly ignored his answer: 'I am an American,'" the ruling said. Agents asked what hospital he was born in, and Gavidia responded he did not know, but said he was born in "East LA." The court said Gavidia told the agents he could show them his government-issued ID. "The agents took Gavidia's ID and his phone and kept his phone for 20 minutes. They never returned his ID." A victory against ICE raids Los Angeles and the surrounding suburbs have been ground zero for President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown. He ordered the US military deployed there for weeks, and agents have rounded up migrants at car washes, bus stops, stores and farms. The ruling said the government's defense team argued that "certain types of businesses, including car washes, were selected for encounters because (...) they are likely to employ persons without legal documentation." Help us improve Le Monde in English Dear reader, We'd love to hear your thoughts on Le Monde in English! Take this quick survey to help us improve it for you. Rights groups hailed the order as a victory for those seeking to bar the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from conducting the raids. "This decision is further confirmation that the administration's paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution and caused irreparable injury across the region," said attorney Mohammad Tajsar of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. "We look forward to holding the federal government accountable for these authoritarian horrors it unleashed in Southern California."
New York Times
16-06-2025
- New York Times
‘I'm an American, Bro!': Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned
They swept into the Southern California car lot last Thursday at 4:32 p.m. — masked and armed Border Patrol agents in an unmarked white S.U.V. One agent soon twisted Jason Brian Gavidia's arm and pressed him against a black metal fence outside the lot where he runs an auto body shop in Montebello, a working-class suburb east of the Los Angeles city limits. Another officer then asked him an unusual question to prove whether he was a U.S. citizen or an undocumented immigrant. 'What hospital were you born at?' the Border Patrol agent asked. Mr. Gavidia, 29, was born only a short drive from where they were standing, in East Los Angeles. He did not know the hospital's name. 'I was born here,' he shouted at the agent, adding, 'I'm an American, bro!' Mr. Gavidia was eventually released as he stood on the sidewalk. But another U.S. citizen, Javier Ramirez, 32 — Mr. Gavidia's friend and co-worker — had been forced facedown to the ground by two agents in the car lot. Mr. Ramirez was put inside a van and driven to a federal detention center, where he remains in custody. Mr. Ramirez's lawyer said that officials at the detention center had denied his request to speak to his client. 'I know enough to know this is not right at all,' Mr. Gavidia said in an interview. 'Latinos in general are getting attacked. We're all getting attacked.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
