LA legal groups accuse ICE of discriminating against people with ‘brown skin’ in lawsuit By David Zimmermann July 2, 2025 4:08 pm ...

Stopping people because of what they look like — with dark skin, Asian, Latino or Native American characteristics is never acceptable,” the letter stated.

Courts will have to decide whether someone's skin color and overall appearance can be considered by officers looking for undocumented immigrants.

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them ...

‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.

The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against ICE alleging racial profiling in LA raids targeting immigrants with brown skin, demanding halt to operations and better detention conditions.

“You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say, ‘Give me your papers,’” U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Thurston said during a Monday hearing in Fresno.

“You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say, ‘Give me your papers,’” U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Thurston said during a Monday hearing in Fresno that featured ...