ACLU Statement on Govt. Application to Supreme Court in L.A. Raids Case

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.

August 7, 2025 11:15 am

ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties

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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. 

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Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem

"All that matters is numbers, pure numbers. Quantity over quality.” These are the words of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) insider describing the White House’s newly-imposed quota: 3,000 immigration arrests nationwide per day, legal constraints and public outcry be damned. Since June 6, 2025, the federal government has unleashed immigration agents onto the streets, worksites, and neighborhoods of Los Angeles and surrounding counties, creating a several weeks-long immigration dragnet that shows no signs of ceasing. U.S. Border Patrol agents have relied on perceived race or ethnicity to select who to stop, conducted suspicionless stops, executed warrantless home raids and carried out illegal worksite operations. Courts have repeatedly intervened to curb these practices. These illegal practices violate the Fourth Amendment. On July 2, five individuals who were stopped or arrested during the raids along with three membership organizations (Los Angeles Worker Center Network, United Farm Workers, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) and a legal services provider (Immigrant Defenders Law Center) filed a class action lawsuit calling to end unlawful stops and arrests, and for the protection of their due process and access to counsel rights for people in immigration detention. 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, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Martinez Aguilasocho Law Inc.