Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Systemic Racially Targeted Immigration Raids in Southern California

A coalition of immigrant rights groups has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration, accusing it of conducting racially targeted immigration raids in Southern California that unlawfully detain individuals, predominantly people of color, under militarized conditions. The lawsuit details practices such as warrantless arrests, denial of legal counsel, and detaining people in overcrowded, degrading facilities where detainees face poor conditions including dehydration and inadequate food. The legal complaint alleges that these actions are part of a broader Trump administration strategy to meet arbitrary arrest quotas by targeting day laborers, farmworkers, and other vulnerable community members. Advocates argue that the raids amount to unconstitutional street sweeps that instill terror in immigrant communities and violate constitutional rights. The Department of Homeland Security has denied all allegations, calling the claims "disgusting and categorically false," maintaining that enforcement operations are targeted and lawful. This legal challenge seeks to immediately halt what plaintiffs describe as an ongoing pattern of racial profiling and unconstitutional immigration enforcement tactics.