AG Brown issues statement condemning U.S. Supreme Court ruling on immigration-related stops in Los Angeles

SEATTLE - Attorney General Nick Brown has issued a statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on immigration-related stops in Los Angeles.

"The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling allows ICE to resume racially profiling and detaining members of the Latino community in the Los Angeles area, whether they have reason to believe an individual is undocumented or not. This is a terrible decision. It harkens back to some of the court's most notorious and regrettable decisions, and it communicates to the Latino community, and other people of color in the U.S.-whether citizens or not-that they are second-class citizens. I condemn this decision and reaffirm my office's commitment to protecting the rights of all Washingtonians under the law."

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