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LOS ANGELES - The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles , a victory for the administration at the high court.

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The previous order, issued by U.S. district judge Maame E. Frimpong, was based on a "mountain of evidence" that federal agents' "roving patrols" were making indiscriminate arrests in the area and violating the Constitution.

The lawsuit was filed by immigrant advocacy groups who accused the administration of systematically targeting "brown-skinned people."

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The judge's order had barred authorities from using apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, a

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