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The Trump administration scored a major legal win on Monday after the US Supreme Court cleared the way for immigration raids in Los Angeles to resume. In a 6-3 ruling, the court lifted a lower court order that had blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from carrying out large-scale raids. This means ICE agents can restart operations while the case is still being reviewed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The majority of justices did not give reasons for their decision. However, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately, saying that officers could rely on “common sense factors” like whether someone works as a day laborer or speaks limited English. He also added that immigration policy is set by the government, not the courts.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed strongly, joined by two other liberal justices. In her dissent, she warned that the ruling allows the government to target people just for looking Latino, speaking Spanish, or holding low-wage jobs, something she said should not happen in America.
In July, a US District Judge ruled that immigration raids in Los Angeles likely violated constitutional rights, banning stops based on race, ethnicity, or language.
When the 9th Circuit Court refused to lift that order in August, the Trump administration took the case to the Supreme Court through an emergency appeal. The latest ruling comes as the Department of Homeland Security launches a new campaign called “Operation Midway Blitz” targeting undocumented migrants in Chicago.
President Trump has long threatened to use the military in Chicago, and last week he posted on Truth Social with the caption: “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of War.”
Meanwhile, tensions are rising with South Korea after a massive raid in Georgia on September 4. Nearly 475 workers were detained at a battery plant construction site, including more than 300 South Korean nationals. Seoul has sent Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to Washington to negotiate their return, as outrage grows among South Korean lawmakers, some calling for tough retaliation against the US.
Trump defended the raid, saying the workers “were here illegally,” and urged foreign companies investing in America to “respect our nation’s immigration laws.”
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