Racial-Profiling

Federal judge orders stop to "indiscriminate" ICE raids in Los Angeles

2025-07-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Federal Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued a landmark ruling ordering the Trump administration to stop indiscriminate immigration sweeps in Southern California. The ruling came after the ACLU brought a case alleging unconstitutional arrests and denial of attorney access. The judge found …

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Ring launches Neighbors app creating crowdsourced surveillance network

2018-05-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Ring launched its standalone Neighbors app on iOS and Android devices, marking its first major product release since Amazon’s acquisition two months earlier. The free app allows users to share photos and videos of alleged suspicious activity, creating a crowdsourced surveillance network …

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Arizona Passes SB 1070 Drafted by ALEC and Private Prison Companies

2010-04-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Senate Bill 1070, the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration law in the United States, making it a state misdemeanor for immigrants to be in Arizona without carrying required documents and requiring law enforcement officers to determine immigration status …

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287(g) Program Created, Deputizing Local Police for Immigration Enforcement

1997-10-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Section 287(g) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) takes effect, creating a program allowing the Immigration and Naturalization Service to deputize state and local law enforcement officers to perform immigration enforcement functions. Under 287(g) agreements, …

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Los Angeles Riots Trigger Immigration Enforcement Intensification, 1,000 Deportations

1992-05-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Following the acquittal of Los Angeles police officers in the Rodney King beating and the subsequent civil unrest, the Immigration and Naturalization Service collaborates with the LAPD to conduct sweeping arrests targeting undocumented immigrants among those detained during the riots. INS officials …

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Operation Wetback Mass Deportation Uses Military Tactics, Human Rights Violations

1954-06-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell launches Operation Wetback, a mass deportation initiative using military-style tactics to remove Mexican immigrants. Created by Joseph May Swing, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general heading the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the operation targets …

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