Supreme Court OK’s Trump Admin’s Resumption of Immigration Sweeps In LA

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Immigration Policy

The Supreme Court delivered a major win for President Trump’s immigration agenda on Monday, allowing ICE to proceed with large-scale deportation operations in Los Angeles.

The justices paused lower court decisions that had found U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated the Constitution by considering race, ethnicity, language, and location when selecting individuals to question about legal status.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh clarified that while ethnicity alone cannot justify enforcement, it may be considered as one “relevant factor” alongside other circumstances. “Taken together, these factors can constitute reasonable suspicion of illegal presence,” he wrote.

The ruling supports the administration’s argument that lower courts were limiting its ability to execute mass deportation strategies. Los Angeles became a focal point in June when additional federal personnel were deployed for arrests, sparking riots across the city.

In response, Trump federalized National Guard troops and U.S. Marines, prompting further legal challenges over presidential authority in domestic enforcement.

Lower courts, including Judge Maame Frimpong and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, had previously blocked ICE actions, citing Fourth Amendment concerns. They argued that targeting individuals based on language, ethnicity, or presence at certain locations did not meet the threshold of “reasonable suspicion.”

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the Supreme Court that the lower court rulings caused confusion among ICE officers, leaving them uncertain about lawful actions. He emphasized that officers require flexibility, especially in Los Angeles, which hosts the largest population of undocumented immigrants in the country.