The new evidence comes as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by a coalition of Southern California residents who claim they were the subject of racial profiling by immigration officials. The California judge later granted expedited discovery in the case, giving plaintiffs access to agents’ text messages and body camera footage. Lai told Scripps News she expected to uncover further evidence of officers’ wrongdoing, especially as attorneys wait for a ruling on whether immigration agents must turn over their personal devices in addition to government ones. The new evidence was accompanied by a motion asking the judge to impose a preliminary injunction blocking immigration officials from engaging in racial profiling. The official, who declined to speak on the record, did not answer questions about the new evidence or whether the agents who made those statements had been disciplined.