The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision Monday allowing federal immigration agents to stop and detain people in Southern California based on their appearance, language, location or occupation, reversing a lower court order that had restricted such practices.

The ruling permits Immigration and Customs Enforcement to conduct "roving patrols" in areas like car washes and Home Depot parking lots, which were previously off-limits under a court injunction filed in June that aimed to prevent racial profiling during immigration raids in Los Angeles.

"It's a stamp of approval from the U.S. Supreme Court on what we believe are unconstitutional practices of racial profiling," immigration attorney Win Eaton said.

The decision is viewed as a significant victory for the Trump administration's immigra

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