Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Revival of ICE Enforcement Curbs in Los Angeles

President Donald Trump's administration has requested the Supreme Court to overturn judicial restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Los Angeles and Southern California, arguing that these curbs unlawfully impede immigration enforcement in the nation's most populous district, which has a large undocumented population. The legal challenge arises after a U.S. District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals limited ICE's ability to conduct stops and interrogations based primarily on factors such as apparent ethnicity, language, and location, citing Fourth Amendment concerns regarding reasonable suspicion. Trump's administration contends that while speaking Spanish or working in certain jobs does not always imply unlawful presence, these factors can, individually or combined, increase the likelihood that a person is in the country illegally and should be considered by agents. The case is part of a broader pattern of emergency appeals filed by the Trump administration since the start of his second term, many focused on immigration enforcement policies. Meanwhile, Poland’s new conservative President Karol Nawrocki, inaugurated in August 2025, has taken a firm stance against illegal immigration and European Union policies, emphasizing national sovereignty and traditional values, signaling a political shift back to the right in Poland. Both developments reflect a broader conservative pushback on immigration and supranational influence in their respective countries.