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Critics of the ruling said it had opened the door for authorizing racial and ethnic bias.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said individuals should not be worried, adding that immigration agents conduct targeted operations using law enforcement intelligence.

WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that U.S. Border Patrol agents violated the Constitution when they stopped a car on a freeway near San Clemente because its occupants appeared to be “of Mexican ancestry.”

The 4th Amendment protects Americans from unreasonable searches, the justices said then , and a motorist’s “Mexican appearance” does not justify stopping them to ask about their i

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