racial profiling
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Hatred has no place here, and I will continue to fight against all forms of discrimination, including the racial profiling and scapegoating of Chinese Americans,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Real colorblindness—consistent, principled, and faithful to equal protection—requires rejecting racial profiling in all contexts, including immigration enforcement.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2025
Pedro Vásquez Perdomo, a day laborer who is one of the plaintiffs on the Southern California case challenging racial profiling by immigration enforcement, has said the case is bigger than him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
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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