Federal judge dismisses Trump suit over LA sanctuary city law
The judge said the ordinance regulates city agents, not the federal government, and allowed the Justice Department to revise limited claims by July 3.
- U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit over the weekend challenging Los Angeles' 2024 sanctuary ordinance that prohibits municipal resources for immigration enforcement.
- The Justice Department filed the lawsuit in June 2025, arguing the ordinance titled "Prohibition of the Use of City Resources for Federal Immigration Enforcement" sought to undermine federal immigration efforts and violated the Supremacy Clause.
- Olguin rejected the argument that the city unconstitutionally regulated the federal government, writing the ordinance "controls the actions of the city's own agents and agencies" rather than restricting federal operations.
- Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said the ruling "reinforces the well-established principle that local governments have the authority to decide how to use their personnel and resources." Similar administration lawsuits were dismissed in Boston and Chicago.
- The court dismissed claims against Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, leaving the City of Los Angeles as the sole defendant. Olguin granted the administration permission to file an amended complaint by July 3.
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