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racial profiling

British  

noun

  1. government activity directed at a suspect or group of suspects based solely on race

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Real colorblindness—consistent, principled, and faithful to equal protection—requires rejecting racial profiling in all contexts, including immigration enforcement.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2025

Recent raids at Los Angeles Home Depot stores are raising concerns over whether federal agents may be violating a temporary restraining order that bans the use of racial profiling in immigration arrests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025

District Judge Maame E. Frimpong a ruling that blocked ICE from using “roving patrols” and racial profiling in the Los Angeles area.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

A state law to combat racial profiling required better data tracking, which meant deputies had more paperwork to do every time they pulled over someone, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

Studies of racial profiling typically report the total number of people stopped and searched, disaggregated by race.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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