A California judge blocked a lawsuit that sought to enlist Los Angeles police officers in weeding out undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit was filed by unnamed police officers, allegedly afraid to speak out about what they called a revolving door, where undocumented residents are routinely arrested and not deported.

Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu on Wednesday rejected arguments that the city’s policy — under which most suspects are not asked about their immigration status — conflicted with federal and state law.”

We already know that big cities, like L.A. and NYC engage in racial profiling practices. Hopefully this law will set a precedent that won’t allow LAPD to stop people based on them looking like “an illegal”, which has been racialized to mean looking Latino.

Via / Hispanic Tips