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The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the Trump administration ’s emergency request to lift a temporary restraining order barring federal immigration officials from conducting “ roving patrols ” and profiling people based on their appearance in Los Angeles and Southern California.

The case is likely to have an enormous impact, not just for Los Angeles but across the country, several experts told CalMatters. It means immigration agents can legally resume aggressive street sweeps that began in early June in Los Angeles, the epicenter for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

The Supreme Court, by a 6-3 majority, agreed with the Trump administration that federal immigration officer

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