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Oct 13, 2025 Ahilan Arulanantham, a human rights lawyer and UCLA law professor, joins to discuss a controversial Supreme Court ruling that has been interpreted as legalizing racial profiling by ICE. He elaborates on the implications for both immigrants and U.S. citizens, detailing how the ruling could usher in a new era of scrutiny for communities of color. Arulanantham also critiques Justice Kavanaugh's reliance on unsupported claims and the broader lawless trends in immigration enforcement, urging for local resistance and highlighting the ruling's potential to infringe on civil liberties.
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Shadow Docket Changed Policing Rules
- The Supreme Court's shadow-docket order in Noem v. Vasquez-Perdomo permitted roving ICE stops that rely on race and language.
- The order was issued without explanation and may broaden racialized enforcement across cities.
Parks Emptied After ICE Raids
- Ahilan describes how ICE raids in Pasadena led the city to cancel weekend park activities because people were terrified to attend.
- Families avoided public spaces and children lost access to normal play and sports during enforcement sweeps.
Street Vendors Vanished Overnight
- Ahilan recounts how fruit vendors and food trucks disappeared from Los Angeles streets during enforcement operations.
- Regular informal economies vanished from large swaths of the city for weeks because people feared arrests.