Supreme Court Allows ‘Roving’ ICE Patrols in California — What It Means By Adam • September 8, 2025 • Politics The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order allowing immigration enforcement officials to continue so-called “roving” ICE patrols across seven counties in Southern California. The Court provided no detailed explanation with the order, but the decision overturns lower-court limits that found many of these stops likely violated the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. What happened? Reports presented in lower courts described masked, heavily armed ICE agents stopping people—many of whom identify as Latino—on the streets, at bus stops, and near workplaces to question them about immigration status. In some instances, U.S. citizens were among those detained. Federal district judges had temporarily barred enforcement practices that relied mainly on a person’s appearance, language, or presence at certain locations. The 9th C...