Trump administration sues Los Angeles for sanctuary policy

First on Fox: this Trump administration The City of Los Angeles is being sued, alleging that the policy has interfered with the work of federal immigration authorities.

“Asia policy is the cause of violence, chaos and law enforcement attacks that Americans have witnessed recently in Los Angeles,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News in an exclusive statement.

“Judges like Los Angeles weaken federal law by prioritizing illegal foreigners over U.S. citizens, which undermines law enforcement at all levels – ending under President Trump’s leadership.”

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The lawsuit says the city discriminates against federal authorities by treating ice differently than other types of law enforcement.

this Ministry of Justice It was believed that the supreme provisions of the U.S. Constitution prohibited this, so they asked the judge to prevent the implementation of the policy.

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“Sanitation city laws and policies are intended to intentionally hinder federal immigration officials’ ability to perform their duties in these jurisdictions,” the lawsuit filed Monday said. “Los Angeles’ ordinances and other policies treat the federal government intentionally discriminate against the federal government through access restrictions on property and individual detainees, through access restrictions on property and individual detainees, through access restrictions on property and individual detainees, through prohibiting information, and federal criminal laws against Los Angeles, in the case of other legal commissions, and through restrictions on property and individual detainees.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testified on the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2025 (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

“The supreme clause prohibits the city of Los Angeles and its officials from picking at the federal government for adverse treatment in challenging laws and policies – thus discriminating against the federal government. Therefore, the laws and policies questioned here are invalid and should be prohibited.”

Los Angeles Earlier this month, ICE operated throughout the region, facing protests and riots, leading to President Donald Trump’s deployment in the National Guard of legal challenges. Mayor Karen Bass Oppose violence in the city at the time, but said Trump deployed troops as an agitator.

“Last Thursday, ice entered our city, causing provocations in the city, appearing at schools by chasing people’s warehouses and car washes, and today appearing in emergency rooms and homeless shelters.”

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke during a prayer vigil in the Grand Park, and the curfew took effect after protests against federal immigration operations in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

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“Ice introduction is an excuse for the Federal National Guard, and then at the White House, the National Guard did on Saturday night to keep peace in the city. But I will tell you that the Guard hasn’t even arrived here yet.

Fox News commented to the city, but they did not respond immediately.