Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong is a U.S. District Judge nominated by President Joe Biden, known for her attention to civil rights issues and her critical scrutiny of government actions related to immigration enforcement. Recently, she presided over a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's immigration raids in Southern California, where she questioned the legality and racial implications of federal arrest practices.
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Mahama cited figures like Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, the first Black female judge on California’s federal district courts.
Ghana’s Reset Agenda shines in Mahama’s UNGA2025 address
Ghana· 2025-09-26
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong is the first Black female judge on any of California’s four federal district courts.
FULL TEXT: President Mahama's speech at the 80th UN General AssemblyGhana· 2025-09-25
U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong barred ICE from conducting detentive stops in the Central District of California.
Trump admin fights court order limiting ICE enforcement in LA
United States· 2025-07-15
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong is a district judge who ordered an end to the mobile patrols of federal agents in Los Angeles.
Muere trabajador agrícola por heridas en redada antimigrantes en California
Dominican Republic· 2025-07-13
Judge Frimpong ordered a halt to 'roving patrols' targeting suspected undocumented migrants.
US officials defend immigration raid tactics - World
Pakistan· 2025-07-13
US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong found that DHS has been making stops and arrests without probable cause.
DHS Secretary Noem vows to ramp up deportations with funding boost from Trump’s domestic policy lawUnited States· 2025-07-12
Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has prohibited the U.S. government from conducting raids against undocumented immigrants based on race or language.
Una jueza prohíbe al Gobierno de Trump arrestar a migrantes en California por su color de piel o su acento
Spain· 2025-07-12
District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ordered an end to the arrests, which she said were being made 'based upon race alone'.
Worker in critical condition after US immigration raid on California farm - WorldPakistan· 2025-07-12Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ruled that the DHS must stop arbitrary raids on immigrants in Southern California.
O judecătoare a dispus oprirea raidurilor arbitrare asupra imigranților în sudul Californiei
Romania· 2025-07-12District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ordered an end to the arrests, which she said were being made 'based upon race alone'.
One California worker dead, hundreds arrested after cannabis farm raid - WorldPakistan· 2025-07-12U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued a temporary restraining order against ICE for likely violating constitutional protections.
Federal judge issues restraining order against ICE over constitutional violationsUnited States· 2025-07-12US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop detaining individuals based solely on race, spoken language or occupation.
Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests in Southern California without probable causeUnited States· 2025-07-12
US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong heard arguments in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration's immigration raids.
California’s immigration raids in Los Angeles: What we knowUnited States· 2025-07-11
