The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 8 temporarily put on hold a lower court order restricting immigration stops in Southern California.
Three justices dissented from the new order.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) started its operations in the Los Angeles area on June 6. Local and state officials have strongly criticized the effort, saying the federal government is overstepping its legal authority. Several illegal immigrant advocacy groups are suing the Trump administration over the enforcement program.
The new high court order pauses a temporary restraining order that Judge Maame Frimpong of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued on July 11 that limits the factors that law enforcement officials may use when making immigration-related stops and arrests….
Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Immigration Stops in Southern California
