The Brief

LOS ANGELES - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to lift a federal judge's order blocking sweeping immigration enforcement operations in Southern California . The petition comes as multiple immigration operations in Southern California this week have raised questions about whether immigration officials are adhering to the restraining order.

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The backstory:

In July, eight cities, including Los Angeles , sued the Trump administration , calling recent immigration raids across Southern California " unconstitutional ." Officials accused immigration agents of regularly failing to identify themselves and racially profiling their targets, arresting them without warrants or

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