sanctuary city ordinance

A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging Los Angeles's sanctuary city ordinance. The judge allowed the government to file an amended complaint.

A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging Los Angeles' sanctuary city ordinance, granting the city's motion to dismiss but allowing the government to file an amended complaint.

A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Los Angeles over its sanctuary city ordinance, ruling that federal law does not explicitly preempt the city’s policy restricting municipal resources for immigration enforcement. The judge allowed the Justice Department to amend claims against the city but not individual defendants, and the city emphasized the ordinance aims to protect victims and witnesses regardless of immigration status.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Houston Mayor John Whitmire, city council members, and police chief over a sanctuary city ordinance limiting cooperation with ICE. The ordinance, passed 12-5, ended a policy requiring Houston police to wait 30 minutes for ICE to arrive for immigration arrests. Paxton claims it violates Senate Bill 4, a state law prohibiting local policies that hinder federal immigration enforcement.