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Jan. 27, 2026

Federal judge refuses to stay lawsuit over Border Patrol tactics in California

The lawsuit accuses U.S. Border Patrol agents of making unconstitutional stops and arrests in the Central Valley.

Federal judge refuses to stay lawsuit over Border Patrol tactics in California
U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston

A federal judge has refused to pause the case challenging U.S. Border Patrol stops in California's Central Valley.

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston's ruling, published Sunday, is among a series of recent legal setbacks for the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. But an increasingly conservative 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will have the final say on her order from last year halting several enforcement tactics. United Fa...

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