U.S. Court Dismisses Trump Admin Lawsuit Over Los Angeles Immigration Policy
On June 22, a California court dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump’s administration against Los Angeles regarding a city ordinance that limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin ruled against the administration’s claim that the city’s policy was unconstitutional, allowing them to submit an amended complaint.
The White House has not yet commented on the decision made by Judge Olguin.
Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto stated that the ruling upholds the principle that local governments have the right to determine how to utilize their personnel and resources.
The administration’s lawsuit, filed in June of last year, claimed that Los Angeles violated federal law by implementing policies that prevented the use of city resources for immigration enforcement or citizenship status collection. This lawsuit followed Trump’s deployment of troops to suppress protests in Los Angeles against deportation operations.
Judge Olguin rejected the administration’s argument that the city was trying to regulate the federal government unconstitutionally, pointing out that the ordinance only governs the actions of the city’s own agents and agencies.
The Trump administration has initiated multiple lawsuits challenging similar policies in Democratic-led areas. Federal judges have previously dismissed lawsuits against Boston and Chicago brought by the administration. (Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
