The Trump administration sued the city of Los Angeles on June 30, alleging that the city’s sanctuary policies prohibited immigration officers from doing their jobs.
According to the lawsuit, “The express purpose of Los Angeles’ Sanctuary City law is to thwart Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) from carrying out their statutory obligations as directed by Congress.”
The Justice Department alleges that the city ordinance and other policies put in place in Los Angeles “intentionally discriminate against the Federal Government by treating federal immigration authorities differently than other law enforcement agents through access restrictions both to property and to individual detainees.”
The restrictions prohibit contractors and subcontractors from disclosing information on illegal immigrants to federal officials, the lawsuit says.
The administration also accuses the city of “disfavoring federal criminal laws that the City of Los Angeles has decided not to comply with.”
The Justice Department says the federal Supremacy Clause prohibits Los Angeles from singling out the federal government by treating them differently and “picking and choosing which federal laws it will follow.”
“Accordingly, the law and policies challenged here are invalid and should be enjoined,” the lawsuit reads.
“This morning, we received reports of federal immigration enforcement actions in multiple locations in Los Angeles,” Bass said in a statement on June 6. “As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place. These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city.”
The mayor’s office did not immediately return a request for comment about the lawsuit Monday.
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