CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administration at the high court.

The justices lifted a restraining order from a judge who found that "roving patrols" were conducting indiscriminate arrests in LA. The ruling barred agents from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job, or location.

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It's unclear if the ruling applies beyond Los Angeles.

But legal experts and advocates tell the I-Team they fear those same tactics will be deployed in Chicago, just as the threat of a mass incursion of immigration agents comes to fruition, newly-labeled by the Department of Homel

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