On 8 September, the supreme court’s conservative majority temporarily lifted restrictions on “roving” immigration patrols across the Los Angeles area after a lower court found that federal agents were indiscriminately targeting people on the basis of race, language, employment or location.
Immigration advocates warned that the court has “effectively legalized racial profiling” and opened the door to a broader unraveling of civil rights protections nationwide.
Amid ramped up immigration enforcement in cities and communities across the US, and in light of the supreme court decision, some US citizens of color have decided to change the way they live their day to day lives for fear of being detained – carrying identification cards at all times or choosing not to speak languages other than English in public.
If you are a person of color in the US, we’d like to hear how you feel about this ruling, and the possibility of being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents and patrols.
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