The Supreme Court has set aside a federal judge’s temporary guardrails on immigration enforcement agents accused of racially profiling suspected undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area, sometimes ensnaring U.S. citizens in the process, in a case policy experts contend could have far-reaching implications for how enforcement is conducted in New York and across the country.
The court on Monday lifted, for now, a district court judge’s 2-month-old order barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Los Angeles area from making immigration stops based solely on how the person looks, their ability to speak English, where they happen to be present, or their employment in a low-wage job, such as at a car wash. The court said the stay will remain in place while a federal app