WASHINGTON (TNND) — In the latest victory for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles.

The move lifted a restraining order from a judge who found "roving patrols" were conducting indiscriminate arrests and stopping people based on race, language, job or location.

“The factors that defendants appear to rely on for reasonable suspicion seem no more indicative of illegal presence in the country than of legal presence — such as working at low-wage occupations such as car wash attendants and day laborers,” Judge Maame E. Frimpong wrote. “That is insufficient and impermissible.”

Frimpong stated that the "roving patrols without reasonable suspicion violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution."

In the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, “Countless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor. Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities."

Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security argued that immigration officers target people based on illegal presence in the country, not on race or ethnicity.

The Trump administration said the order is too restrictive, “threatening agents with sanctions if the court disbelieves that they relied on additional factors in making any particular stop.”

Immigrant advocacy groups filed suit in July, accusing the administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California. The lawsuit included three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens as plaintiffs.

Additionally, a federal judge ruled on Sept. 2 that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law when they used troops in Los Angeles to protect federal agents during an aggressive immigration crackdown.

“The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by protective armor) and military vehicles to set up protective perimeters and traffic blockades, engage in crowd control, and otherwise demonstrate a military presence in and around Los Angeles. In short, Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act,” Judge Charles Breyer wrote.

The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement purposes and aims to prevent military involvement in civilian affairs.

The decision from the Supreme Court comes as Trump decides whether or not to deploy the National Guard in Democratic-led cities such as Chicago, Baltimore and New York.

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Editor's note: The Associated Press contributed to this article.