US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue aggressive immigration raids

A three-judge panel of the court’s liberal justices dissented from the decision.

In its filing, the Justice Department argued that agents were permitted to use a “reasonably broad profile” in an area where it estimates about 10% of residents are in the country illegally.

“Needless to say, no one thinks that speaking Spanish or working in construction always creates reasonable suspicion,” the department said, adding that agents are “entitled to rely on these factors when ramping up enforcement of immigration laws.”

Trump, campaigned on a promise of record deportations. His administration has pressed immigration authorities to reach a target of 3,000 arrests a day. The raids in Los Angeles and elsewhere have led to lawsuits accusing federal agents of racial profiling and unlawful detentions, including claims from US citizens.

The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals had earlier rejected the government’s request to lift Judge Frimpong’s order.

According to Reuters, the Supreme Court has previously sided with Trump in other immigration-related disputes, including allowing deportations to third countries and limiting humanitarian protections for migrants.

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