No one can file a claim for money in this lawsuit. You receive protection automatically if you fall into one of the three covered groups. The case is Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin, Case No.
2:25-cv-05605. It is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Injunctive relief means a court order that stops unlawful conduct.
Official resources:
- Read the official notice from Ca — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
- Read the official notice from Justiceactioncenter — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
Table of Contents
- What is this lawsuit?
- Which stops and arrests are covered?
- Where and when does it apply?
- Is there a payout or claim form?
What is this lawsuit?
The lawsuit challenges immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. It was filed July 2, 2025 against DHS leaders, according to the City of Monterey Park in its case update. Plaintiffs include five detained people, three membership groups and one legal provider.
The groups are Los Angeles Worker Center Network, United Farm Workers and CHIRLA. The provider is Immigrant Defenders Law Center. Plaintiffs seek to represent three classes of affected people. The classes focus on suspicionless stops, warrantless arrests without flight-risk review, and arrests without agents stating authority or reason, according to the Justice Action Center Litigation Tracker in its case summary.
Which stops and arrests are covered?
The first group covers people subjected to suspicionless stops. The second covers people subjected to warrantless arrests without an individualized flight-risk assessment. The third covers people arrested without agents identifying their authority or reason.
Each group addresses a distinct failure during the encounter. A stop based on racial stereotyping falls squarely in this dispute. An Oct. 23, 2026 order bars detentive stops that rely solely on apparent Latino identity plus low-income or working-class status, according to the ACLU of Southern California in its injunction report.
Where and when does it apply?
Coverage is limited to stops and arrests in seven counties. They are Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. The warrantless-arrest group includes arrests since June 6, 2025.
It also includes people who face future warrantless civil arrests without an individualized flight-risk finding. An encounter outside those counties is not covered. An encounter before the covered period also falls outside the warrantless-arrest group.
Is there a payout or claim form?
There is no settlement fund, claim form or payout to file. Plaintiffs seek preliminary and permanent injunctive and declaratory relief only. Protection comes through class coverage, not individual checks.
That distinction matters for readers of compensation sites. You do not submit paperwork to join. You do not wait for a payment date.
- Check county: the stop or arrest occurred in one of the seven listed counties.
- Check conduct: the stop lacked suspicion, the arrest lacked a warrant and flight-risk finding, or agents gave no authority or reason.
- Keep a record: date, place, badge numbers, witness names and any video.
- Seek legal advice promptly from a qualified immigration attorney or recognized legal provider.