The Trump administration filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court Thursday seeking a green light to resume some immigration enforcement tactics in central California that a federal judge had found unlawful.
The judge had concluded that “roving patrols” by DHS, apprehending immigrants solely on the basis of factors like race, accent, the type of work they do and presence at a particular location, violated the Fourth Amendment.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer says the lower court injunction is significantly interfering with federal enforcement responsibilities and must be rolled back.
Sauer also claims that the injunction across central California violates the Court’s recent ruling curbing the ability of federal judges to provide relief to non-plaintiffs in a case.
The Supreme Court will likely seek a response from the ACLU respondents before making a decision.
-ABC News’ Devin Dwyer
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