Overview
- The Justice Department filed suit Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to enjoin Ordinance 188441, which bars city resources from aiding immigration enforcement
- The complaint alleges the sanctuary ordinance discriminates against federal authorities by restricting information sharing, access to city property and detainees, and prohibiting contractors from cooperating with ICE
- DOJ contends the policy violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and seeks a permanent injunction against its enforcement
- Mayor Karen Bass, City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and all City Council members are named as defendants in the lawsuit
- The case represents the latest legal front in the administration’s nationwide campaign targeting sanctuary jurisdictions after recent ICE raids, protests and National Guard and Marine deployments