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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Civil Rights Groups Allege Immigration Agents Used Racial Slurs to Target Latinos
Caption: Civil Rights Groups Allege Immigration Agents Used Racial Slurs to Target Latinos. Civil rights groups have asked a federal judge to block immigration operations in Southern California after presenting new evidence they say shows agents systematically targeted Latinos based on their ethnicity rather than proper suspicion. The motion, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other entities, includes body-camera footage and text messages from federal agents involved in immigration raids across L.A. According to the filing, some agents used racial slurs and derogatory language to identify potential targets, including references to Latinos as "wet" and “tonks”. The lawsuit alleges that agents routinely stopped people because they appeared Latino, spoke Spanish or worked in occupations commonly associated with immigrant labour. Lawyers argue the evidence points to an "ongoing campaign of suspicionless and discriminatory detentive stops" that violates constitutional protections against unlawful searches. The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction that would prohibit federal immigration agents from conducting stops based on race, ethnicity, language or occupation while the case procedes. The Trump administration has defended its immigration policy, while the court will now decide whether the new evidence warrants imposing restrictions on enforcement operations Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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