A panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling late Friday, saying the Department of Justice’s arguments to stay a lower court ruling did not meet the standard for

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are no longer allowed to identify themselves as local police or use deceptive tactics during home arrests in Southern California, following a court-approved settlement reached in a class action lawsuit.

Immigrant advocacy groups filed suit accusing ICE agents of systematically targeting brown-skinned and Spanish-speaking people in Southern California.