The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration.
Ladies and gentlemen, Justice Kavanaugh’s solo concurrence from Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo:
Immigration stops based on reasonable suspicion of
illegal presence have been an important component of U. S.
immigration enforcement for decades, across several
presidential administrations. In this case, however, the
District Court enjoined U. S. immigration officers from
making investigative stops in the Los Angeles area when
the stops are based on the following factors or combination
of factors: (i) presence at particular locations such as bus stops, car washes, day laborer pickup sites, agricultural
sites, and the like; (ii) the type of work one does;
(iii) speaking Spanish or speaking English with an accent;
and (iv) apparent race or ethnicity.
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Under this Court’s precedents, not to mention common
sense, those circumstances taken together can constitute at
least reasonable suspicion of illegal presence in the United
States. Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that
immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and
inquire about immigration status. If the person is a U. S.
citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that
individual will be free to go after the brief encounter. Only
if the person is illegally in the United States may the stop
lead to further immigration proceedings.
Ladies and gentlemen, Justice Kavanaugh’s solo concurrence from Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo:
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AKA, Kavanaugh Stops.