A federal judge issued two temporary restraining orders on Friday that block the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration arrests in the Los Angeles area and from denying detainees the right to consult with a lawyer. The orders mark a significant legal setback for the federal government’s aggressive immigration raids that began last month.

Judge Maame E. Frimpong of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that the government’s “roving patrols” without reasonable suspicion violate the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unlawful searches and seizures. She also found that denying detainees access to legal counsel violates the Fifth Amendment.

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups, led by the ACLU o

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