The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for new, large-scale immigration raids in Los Angeles \u2013 a step that deeply infringes on the civil rights of millions of people. By a vote of six to three, the conservative-dominated court lifted the order of federal judge Maame E. Frimpong, who since July had significantly restricted the actions of ICE patrols in the metropolis. Frimpong had spoken of a \u201cmountain of evidence\u201d showing that the immigration authorities\u2019 \u201croving patrols\u201d in Los Angeles were stopping people arbitrarily \u2013 including US citizens. She had prohibited the authorities from checking people solely based on skin color, accent, place of stay or occupation. That protective shield is now gone. The Supreme Court followed the Justice Department\u2019s argument that the order unlawfully restricted the ability of the officers to act and threatened them with sanctions even if they had additional grounds for suspicion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n