Judge restricts immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California

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A federal judge on Wednesday barred immigration enforcement officers from making arrests without a warrant in Southern California.

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong granted a preliminary injunction on Sept. 2, which was unsealed on Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, in partnership with nonprofit public interest law firm Public Counsel and several Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last year after the region saw a massive surge in immigration enforcement.

The preliminary injunction came from the Central District of California, which covers Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties.

Frimpong — appointed by former........

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