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In addition, ICE must immediately provide people detained in the basement of the Los Angeles federal building access to lawyers and confidential legal calls.

Overcrowding has been so bad, people would disappear down into the basement for days before surfacing at other detention centers.
CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS as follows: 1. The Access/Detention Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application for TRO (ECF No. 38) is GRANTED. a. Defendants Kristi Noem, Todd M. Lyons, and Ernesto Santacruz Jr. shall provide access to Room B-18 of the Federal Building located at 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 ("B-18") for legal visitation by current and prospective attorneys, legal representatives, and legal assistants. Legal visitation shall be permitted seven days per week, for a minimum of eight hours per day on business days (Monday through Friday), and a minimum of four hours per day on weekends and holidays. Should exigent circumstances require closure for the safety of human life or the protection of property, the Defendants must notify Access/Detention Plaintiffs as soon as practicable and certainly within four (4) hours to make alternative arrangements for legal visitation and/or notice to affected detainees and attorneys, legal representatives, and legal assistants. No such closure shall last any longer than reasonably necessary for the safety of human life or the protection of property. b. Defendants Kristi Noem, Todd M. Lyons, and Ernesto Santacruz Jr. shall provide individuals detained at B-18 with access to confidential telephone calls with attorneys, legal representatives, and legal assistants at no charge to the detainee. Such legal telephone calls shall not be screened, recorded, or otherwise monitored.
July 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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🚨 In Los Angeles, ICE and Border Patrol are banned from stopping and questioning people based solely on:

- Their race/ethnicity
- Speaking Spanish or having an accent
- Being at a specific place (e.g. hanging outside Home Depot where day laborers congregate)
- Doing specific work (e.g. landscaping)
The Stop/Arrest Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application for TRO (ECF No. 45) is GRANTED. a. As required by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, Defendants shall be enjoined from conducting detentive stops in this District unless the agent or officer has reasonable suspicion that the person to be stopped is within the United States in violation of U.S. immigration law. b. In connection with paragraph (1), Defendants may not rely solely on the factors below, alone or in combination, to form reasonable suspicion for a detentive stop, except as permitted by law: i. Apparent race or ethnicity; ii. Speaking Spanish or speaking English with an accent; iii. Presence at a particular location (e.g. bus stop, car wash, tow yard, day laborer pick up site, agricultural site, etc.); or iv. The type of work one does.
July 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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One of the plaintiffs is a U.S. citizen working at a car wash that has been raided by Border Patrol multiple times. He gave them his ID but they demanded a passport.

Because he didn’t have one, they detained him and drove him to a different location to check his status.
On the morning of June 18, 2025, Hernandez Viramontes was working at a car wash in Orange County, where he has worked for approximately ten (10) years, when immigration agents arrived. Id. $ 148. During this visit, the agents did not identify themselves. Id. 9 149. Agents asked Hernandez Viramontes whether he was a citizen, and he replied yes and explained that he was a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico. Id. 9 151. They asked for an ID, which he provided. Id. Agents then explained that his ID was not enough and because he did not have his passport, they were taking him. Id. Agents placed Hernandez Viramontes in a vehicle and transported him away. Id. 4 152. During this time, Hernandez Viramontes did not know whether they were going to take him to a detention center. Id. Agents verified his citizenship and, about twenty minutes later, brought him back to the car wash. Id. $ 153. When agents brought Hernandez Viramontes back to the car wash, they did not apologize. Id. 4 154. Shortly after agents returned Hernandez Viramontes to the car wash, yet another group of agents raided the carwash again. Id. 9 155.
July 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM