Here are a few ways to rewrite the news report, ranging from a concise summary to a more detailed version.
Option 1: Concise Summary
A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld an order temporarily blocking federal agents in Los Angeles from making immigration-related arrests based on racial profiling. The court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal, affirming that agents cannot detain people solely based on their appearance, the language they speak, or their presence at locations like day laborer sites.
The ruling is a victory for the City of Los Angeles and the ACLU, who sued the administration, accusing agents of using unlawful tactics to meet arrest quotas. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated the order protects communities from “cruel and aggressive” raids, while the ACLU called the administration’s actions in the city unconstitutional.
Option 2: Standard News Rewrite
A federal appeals court on Friday affirmed a temporary ban on U.S. immigration agents in Los Angeles making arrests without probable cause, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s enforcement tactics.
The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the administration’s request to pause a lower court’s order. The judges agreed that plaintiffs, including the City of Los Angeles and the ACLU, would likely prove that federal agents unconstitutionally targeted people based on their race, language, or location.
The court order explicitly blocks agents from detaining individuals solely for their “apparent race or ethnicity,” for speaking Spanish or accented English, or for being at places such as bus stops, car washes, or day laborer pickup sites.
The case stems from a June lawsuit accusing federal agents of using racial profiling to meet arrest quotas. The lawsuit followed a period of high tension in the city, which saw President Trump deploy National Guard troops and U.S. Marines in response to protests against the immigration raids.
Leaders who challenged the government’s tactics praised the decision. “The Temporary Restraining Order that has been protecting our communities… will remain in place for now,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. An ACLU attorney added that the ruling confirmed the administration’s “paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution.”
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not immediately comment on the ruling.
Option 3: Bullet-Point Summary
- The Ruling: A U.S. appeals court upheld a temporary ban preventing federal agents from conducting immigration arrests in Los Angeles without probable cause.
- The Reasoning: The court found strong evidence that agents were unconstitutionally targeting people based on race, language (speaking Spanish), and location (e.g., day laborer sites, car washes).
- The Opposition: The ruling rejected an appeal from the Trump administration to lift the ban.
- The Lawsuit: The case was brought by the ACLU, the City of Los Angeles, and other municipalities, who accused federal agents of using racial profiling to meet arrest quotas.
- Reaction: The Mayor of Los Angeles and the ACLU celebrated the decision as a constitutional victory that protects local communities from “cruel and aggressive” tactics.
