Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit challenging L.A.s sanctuary city ordinance
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration that sought to block what it called L.A.’s “illegal” sanctuary city law.In a weekend ruling, U.S.
District Judge Fernando M.Olguin granted the city’s motion to dismiss the complaint, which alleged that the city ordinance violates the intergovernmental immunity doctrine by regulating and discriminating against the federal government.
Olguin ruled that the government’s allegations were “insufficient to establish that the Ordinance violates the intergovernmental immunity doctrine,” but granted the administration permission to file an amended complaint by July 3.“The Ordinance does not directly regulate the federal government,” Olguin said in his ruling.“Rather, it ‘controls the actions of [the City’s] own agents and agencies.’” California The law would not stop the federal government from carrying out mass deportations.
But it signals that City Hall is standing with its immigrant population.The White House and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Although the administration could refile its complaint, L.A..
City Atty.Hydee Feldstein Soto celebrated the dismissal as a legal victory.
“This order reinforces the well-established principle that local governments have the authority to decide how to use their personnel and resources,” Feldstein Soto said in a statement.The lawsuit, filed by the Trump administration in California’s Central District federal court last June, said the country is “facing a crisis of illegal immigration” and that its efforts to address it “are hindered by Sanctuary Cities such as the City of Los Angeles, which refuse to cooperate or share information, even when requested, with federal immigration authorities.”The lawsuit came as immigration agents descended on Southern California, arresting thousands ...