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A demonstrator waves a flag during a protest in reaction to recent immigration raids on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Oxnard, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump administration asks high court to lift restrictions on Southern California immigration stops

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift a court order restricting immigration stops that swept up at least two U.S. citizens in Southern California. The emergency petition comes after an appeals court refused to lift the temporary restraining order restricting what factors authorities can use to make stops and arrests. The judge found there was a “mountain of evidence” that federal immigration enforcement tactics were violating the Constitution. The Trump administration has argued that her order hinders their enforcement of immigration law and asked the justices to immediately halt it.

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