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They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/judge-maame-ewusi-mensah-frimpong-blocks-warrantless-immigration-arrests-in-sout","slug":"judge-maame-ewusi-mensah-frimpong-blocks-warrantless-immigration-arrests-in-sout","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/judge-maame-ewusi-mensah-frimpong-blocks-warrantless-immigration-arrests-in-sout","title":"Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong Blocks Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California","subtitle":"A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring immigration officers to assess escape risk before making arrests without a warrant.","excerpt":"U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine a person is likely to escape. The order applies to the Central District of California and follows a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T03:46:54.073Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T02:58:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T15:00:43.087Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a named judge and the ACLU, and the full report is from AP.","critic":"The full report includes quotes from the judge and attorneys, and details the legal arguments and context.","hype":"The language used is factual and directly reports on the court's decision and its implications."}},"tags":["#ImmigrationLaw","#CivilRights","#FederalCourt","#SouthernCalifornia","#WarrantlessArrests"],"entities":["Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong","American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California","Public Counsel","Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups","Department of Homeland Security"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued a preliminary injunction halting immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California.","The order requires officers to determine if an individual is likely to escape before making an arrest without a warrant.","The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups.","The ruling applies to the Central District of California, encompassing seven counties."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has issued a preliminary injunction that restricts immigration officers from conducting warrantless arrests in Southern California. The order, granted on September 2 and unsealed on Wednesday, mandates that officers must assess the likelihood of an individual escaping before proceeding with an arrest without a warrant. This assessment must consider the totality of circumstances known to the agent or officer."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The lawsuit that led to this injunction was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Los Angeles-based immigrant advocacy groups. The injunction applies to the Central District of California, which includes the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. Judge Frimpong denied the government's request to delay the order."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on documentation requirements"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Washington Top News reported that Frimpong ordered the government to thoroughly document the probable cause leading to an arrest before a warrant could be obtained, stating that the mere fact of being in the country illegally is insufficient for a warrantless arrest. In contrast, a federal attorney cited by Washington Top News, Daniel Mummolo, stated there is no statutory requirement to document such assessments, and that different officers handle things differently. He referenced a memo from former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons that allowed officers to make an 'on-the-spot' determination about escape likelihood. Frimpong responded to this by saying the government had not presented evidence of officers stating they performed the assessment without writing it down."},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the specific details about documenting probable cause or the government attorney Daniel Mummolo's statement regarding the lack of a statutory requirement to document escape risk assessments. The right-rated digests also do not include the specific names of all the plaintiffs' attorneys or the previous temporary restraining order that was lifted by the Supreme Court."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE","url":"https://orangecountytribune.com/2026/09/18/judge-curbs-warrantless-arrests","headline":"Judge curbs warrantless arrests","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T23:44:35.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Santa Barbara Independent","url":"https://independent.com/2026/09/18/judge-immigration-agents-must-stop-the-way-theyre-conducting-warrantless-arrests","headline":"Judge: Immigration Agents Must Stop the Way They’re Conducting Warrantless Arrests","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T19:04:46.000Z"},{"sourceName":"大纪元 Epoch Times","url":"https://epochtimes.com/b5/26/9/18/n14851757.htm","headline":"A Southern California Federal Judge Ruled Against the Unauthorized Arrest of Immigrants.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T03:46:22.868Z"},{"sourceName":"El 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