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LA mayor: Trump administration lawsuit ‘an attempt to overturn the will of the city’
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 1 – The lawsuit claims Los Angeles’ sanctuary policies obstruct federal immigration enforcement and contributed to unrest requiring deployment of over 2,700 National Guard and Marine personnel.
- On July 1, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference to condemn the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging L.A.'s sanctuary city policies.
- The lawsuit followed federal immigration raids in Southern California and alleges sanctuary laws obstruct federal immigration enforcement and violate the will of the city.
- California spearheaded a group of 20 states in initiating legal action in federal court challenging the administration’s alleged disclosure of Medicaid recipients' health information to immigration authorities, an act claimed to violate privacy protections.
- Attorney General Rob Bonta condemned the action as a breach of privacy laws and expressed strong disapproval of what he described as the latest aggressive move in the President’s anti-immigrant efforts.
- Mayor Bass said the lawsuit and raids have instilled fear, disrupted community life, and inflicted severe economic harm, while city leaders vowed not to be intimidated.
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Sanctuary Cities Offer No Refuge for Law Abiding Citizens
'Sanctuary' Cities Only Protect Child Predators, Other Heinous Criminals The author George Orwell ("Animal Farm," "1984") once made a great observation about reality, "however much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing." Following the recent riots in Los Angeles, California, the horrific (and unintended) truth about "sanctuary" cities is now painfully emergent. It may be helpful to examine the historical context regarding the intended f…
Trump Administration Sues Los Angeles over Sanctuary City Policies
The Trump administration is suing Los Angeles, seeking to overturn the city’s sanctuary policy, which Trump’s DOJ claims is obstructing the enforcement of mass raids. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly condemned Trump’s crackdown. Mayor Karen Bass: “We know that Los Angeles is the test case, and we will stand strong. And we do so because the people snatched off city streets and chased through parking lots are our co-workers, our n
ICE Responds: L.A. Mayor Won’t Shut Down Enforcement
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to “go home” amid escalating tension over sanctuary policies. ICE responded with force, vowing to maintain enforcement operations in defiance of the mayor’s demands. Mayor Bass spoke at a press conference tied to a Justice Department lawsuit challenging L.A.’s sanctuary ordinances. She demanded an end to ICE raids, asking federal agents to withdraw from schools, …
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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Responds to Federal Lawsuit Against Citywide Sanctuary Policy – California Globe
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass responded on Tuesday against a federal lawsuit that challenges the city over it’s sanctuary policies, with Mayor Bass directly stating that it is part of an “all out assault” against L.A. The lawsuit, United States of America v. the City of Los Angeles, was first filed on Monday. In the suit, the federal government says that Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policy, which bars city resources from being used for immigration…
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