SCOTUS 6-3 LIFTS LA LIMITS ON ICE STOPS, GREENLIGHTS ROVING SWEEPS

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 emergency decision, stayed a lower-court injunction that had restricted ICE from making investigative stops in the Los Angeles area based on factors such as location, type of work, language, and ethnicity considered in combination. Justice Kavanaugh said the injunction chilled lawful enforcement by inviting contempt sanctions, while Justice Sotomayor’s dissent warned of racial profiling and unlawful detentions. The ruling immediately allows broader ICE “roving” operations in LA while underlying litigation continues, with significant operational and civil-rights implications.