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#racial profiling

Law enforcement targeting individuals based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than evidence of criminal activity. Prohibited under the Equal Protection Clause and CERD, and a systemic feature of immigration enforcement operations.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Civil Rights
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Systematic Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement and Wrongful Detention of US Citizens

Latinos account for 90% of ICE arrests, 76% of raids target majority-Latino neighborhoods, the Supreme Court has authorized race-based immigration stops, and at least 170 US citizens have been wrongfully detained — constituting systematic racial profiling in violation of equal protection and non-discrimination principles.

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