A federal judge on Friday blocked the Donald Trump administration from carrying out broad immigration raids and arrests in Los Angeles that target individuals solely based on their race, location, language or type of work.

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong also ordered Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other administration figures to provide detainees access to legal representatives.

In her order, the judge granted two temporary restraining orders requested by the plaintiffs, who include detainees, immigration rights groups and United Farm Workers. The TRO remains in place for the next 10 days as attorneys seek a preliminary injunction.

“There are really two questions in controversy that this court must decide today,” the judge wrote. “First, are the indi

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