LOS ANGELES—Today, the Trump administration filed an application for review at the U.S. Supreme Court in Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem, asking the high court to lift the temporary order currently barring federal agencies—including DHS—from continuing their unlawful actions in Los Angeles and surrounding counties.
In response, Mohammad Tajsar, senior staff attorney at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, issued the following statement:
"When masked, armed immigration agents abducted people off the streets of Southern California simply because they appear to be Latino or low-wage workers, the entire nation saw how the federal government's reckless and cruel raids frayed the fabric of one of America's most vibrant and diverse regions.
The federal government has now gone running to the Supreme Court asking it to undo a narrow court order—applicable in only one judicial district—that merely compels them to follow the Constitution.
We look forward to making our case to the Supreme Court that the federal government cannot deprive individuals of their liberty without justification, regardless of their immigration status."
The plaintiffs are represented by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, UC Irvine School of Law Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic, Public Counsel, National Day Laborer Organizing Network, ACLU Foundations of Northern California and San Diego & Imperial Counties, Hecker Fink LLP, Martinez Aguilasocho Law, Inc, CHIRLA, and ImmDef.