Osny Sorto-Vasquez Kidd v. Chad T. Wolf

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 OSNY SORTO-VASQUEZ KIDD et al., Case № 2:20-cv-03512-ODW (JPRx)

Plaintiffs, ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT [488] [489]

14 ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS,1 United States Secretary of Homeland 15 Security, in his official capacity, et al.,

Defendants.

17 I. INTRODUCTION While “knock and talks”—as defined by the United States Supreme Court—are 20 considered constitutional, “knock and talks”—as defined and executed by U.S. 21 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)—are not. Considering the policies and 22 practices governing how ICE conducts its “knock and talks,” the more accurate title for 23 certain law enforcement operations would be “knock and arrests.” This Order serves to 24 vacate those unlawful policies and practices. In this action, Plaintiffs Osny Sorto-Vasquez Kidd, the Inland Coalition for 26 Immigrant Justice (“ICIJ”), and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los

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