In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against two lower court decisions that ended so-called "roving patrols" during which immigration agents might stop a suspect immigrant to determine if they were in the U.S. illegally. 

Orginally, U.S. District Judge Maame Ewes-Mensah Frimpong imposed a temporary restraining order preventing immigration stops based on race, language, location and/or employment situation. 

The restraining order, issued on July 11, was upheld by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on July 28. 

The Supreme Court has now overturned those lower court rulings, clearing the way for increased immigration enforcement. 

According to the Associated Press, "The majority did not explain its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket." Justice Brett Kavanaugh, however, explained that the majority was concerned about judicial overreach interfering with Executive Branch powers by determining that ICE agents could not conduct stops to question suspects.

“The prospect of such after-the-fact judicial second-guessing and contempt proceedings will inevitably chill lawful immigration enforcement efforts,” Kavanaugh wrote, according to the AP.

Dissenting from the ruling, Justice Sotomayor worried that “Countless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor." She continued: “Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.”

Likely, the liberal Justices, including Sotomayor, had little or no comment -- as is usual "liberal" practice -- about the victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens against American citizens.

Meanwhile, according to AP, contrary to Sotomayor, Kavanaugh "suggested stops in which agents use force could yet face legal challenges."

Reacting to the ruling on X.com, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote: "Now, ICE can continue carrying out roving patrols in California without judicial micromanagement."