Federal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California
The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has enjoined immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine the person is likely to escape. Read the order and the ACLU Southern California press release.
"U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong said the government must consider the `totality of the circumstances known to the agent or officer' regarding a person’s likelihood of escape before making a civil immigration arrest without a warrant.
The lawsuit was filed last fall by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups . . . . The order applies in the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties."
