On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted a restraining order barring federal immigration agents from stopping people solely based on their race, the language they speak, their job, or their location.
The decision gives federal agents the green light to continue “roving patrols” that have resulted in hundreds of immigrants—and even a few American citizens—being snatched off the streets at Home Depots, carwashes, and taco stands across the Los Angeles area in early June and July.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the three liberal justices who dissented, called the decision “yet another grave misuse of our emergency docket.”
“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low-wage job,” Sotomayor continued.