ICE Racial Profiling Ban in LA Backed by Appeals Court For Now

A US appeals court is backing a judge’s order temporarily barring immigration agents in the Los Angeles area from using racial profiling to detain and question individuals, dealing another blow to the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants.

A three-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the government’s request to pause a temporary restraining order issued by a US judge on July 11 that administration officials say is impeding law enforcement.

The unanimous decision means Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue to be barred from a variety of profiling activity as they attempt to ...