U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Southern California are no longer permitted to identify themselves as local or state police or use deceptive tactics to enter homes during enforcement actions, according to a court-approved settlement.
The agreement resolves a class action lawsuit filed in 2020 challenging ICE’s home arrest practices in the Los Angeles Field Office, which covers seven counties including Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside.
U.S. District Court Judge Otis D. Wright II approved the settlement in Kidd v. Noem, which prohibits ICE officers from falsely claiming to be local law enforcement, probation or parole officers or from misrepresenting the purpose of their visit. The ruling bars officers from using pretexts such as alleging vehicle problems to lure residents outside their homes, as KTLA 5 reports…