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This week, the US Supreme Court granted the government’s emergency application in Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem, staying lower-court rulings that had limited ICE and Border Patrol “roving patrols” in Los Angeles during the case. The order was unsigned and 6–3, and—critically—does not resolve the merits; it restores prior enforcement discretion while appeals proceed.
Why this matters: both a federal district court and the Ninth Circuit had previously imposed restrictions after finding serious constitutional questions. The Supreme Court’s procedural stay shifts the near-term balance toward enforcement pending full review, a dynamic often associated with the Court’s “shadow docket” emergency orders.
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Los Angeles residents and legal advocates sued, alleging certain “roving” street-level operations relied on proxies for race or national origin—such as language use or location—rather than individualized suspicion. A district judge issued an injunction; a Ninth Circuit panel substantially upheld limits before the Supreme Court temporarily stayed those restrictions.
Legal backdrop. In United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975), the Court held “Mexican appearance” alone cannot justify a stop, underscoring that particularized facts—not ethnicity or language—must guide lawful enforcement. That principle frames much of the current dispute over how “roving patrols” may be conducted.
Several court-watchers note that shadow-docket stays can reshape on-the-ground policy for months while cases move through the courts—particularly in fast-moving immigration disputes.
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People demonstrate at a news conference in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles after Monday’s controversial Supreme Court ruling. (David Butow / For The Times)
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Hero Image: People demonstrate at a news conference in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles after Monday’s controversial Supreme Court ruling. (David Butow / For The Times)
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