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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding

Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California

Immigration Raids California Farm - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.

Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown. The plaintiffs include three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens, one who was held despite showing agents his identification.

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