Monday September 8th, 2025, the Trump Administration countermanded a Federal Judge’s order. The order which states,

“Immigration officers ‘may briefly detain” an individual “for
questioning” if they have “a reasonable suspicion, based on
specific articulable facts, that the person being questioned
. . . is an alien illegally in the United States.'”.

This order was set into place to protect anyone from being wrongfully profiled based on things such as race or ethnicity.

As a result to this order being under appeal, Federal Agents in Los Angeles are now permitted to stop and briefly detain at the least, anyone who they deem to be illegally in the US based on any grounds they wish. They can make these assumptions based on factors from, work these individuals are seen doing, the language they are speaking and speaking that language with a Spanish accent.

NBC News writes, “arrests in locations frequented by Latino workers, such as Home Depots and car washes, have become daily occurrences.”

The Trump Administration is taking a big step towards the goal of Trump’s mass detention and deportation plan with this appeal. ICE/Federal Agents need not worry anymore about their stops being unlawful or unprompted. They will not have to worry about being accused of stepping on a court order for going to certain areas usually populated by Hispanics, or raiding establishments known to sell traditional Spanish food with a goal to find immigrants.

Although, the 4th Amendment which states “government agents may not stop and detain people without reasonable suspicion that there is a legal basis to do so”, is still in place.

The order is still under appeal, the final ruling has not been made.