The US Supreme Court has ruled sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles can continue for now.
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles can continue for now, lifting a federal judge's order that had barred agents from making stops without "reasonable suspicion".
The ruling is a win for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to conduct record-level deportations of migrants in the country illegally.
The 6-3 decision of the Conservative majority court allows agents to stop suspects based solely on their race, language or job, while a legal challenge to the recent immigration sweeps in Los Angeles works its way through the courts.
The liberal justices dissented, saying the decision puts constitutional freedoms at risk.
Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote on Monday's decision that the lower court's restraining order went too far in restricting how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could carry out stops or questioning of suspected unlawful migrants.
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