The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) alleges that U.S. immigration agents used Google to select businesses for immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, according to new evidence filed in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Court filings claim agents conducted mobile patrols without specific targets and searched Google for nearby businesses before choosing a car wash in Whittier for a June 2025 enforcement operation. According to testimony included in the filing, the business was selected because it appeared as one of the closest locations in the search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lawsuit also alleges that a U.S. citizen of Latino descent was detained during the operation while agents verified his immigration status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ACLU’s filing includes body camera footage that it says captures agents making racist remarks about Latino and working-class individuals. The organization argues the evidence shows the operations relied on racial profiling and is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the raids in Latino neighborhoods of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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