The U.S. Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump another win in his second term, cracking down on immigration. This time, the Court gave a green light to raids in Southern California. Critics say the raids amount to racial profiling.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Court allowed agents to detain people based on race, accent, or place of work, even though a lower court had blocked those practices as unconstitutional.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the decision makes Latinos fair game to be seized at any time, regardless of citizenship. Civil rights groups called the ruling “racism with a badge.”
Plaintiffs in the case, some of them U.S. citizens, said they were stopped, searched and interrogated without warrants.
Attorney General Pam Bondi called it a massive victory and vowed that “roving patrols” will continue.
For immigrant communities already living in fear, the Court’s decision feels like a door slammed shut on constitutional protections.
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