A California court has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against Los Angeles's "sanctuary city" policy, which limits local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin ruled the city's ordinance is a constitutional use of its own resources. The administration, which may file an amended complaint, has seen similar lawsuits against Boston and Chicago dismissed.
Court dismissal ruling
- ▪The Trump administration was given permission to file an amended complaint following the dismissal
- ▪U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin rejected the administration's argument that the city's policy was unconstitutional
- ▪A California court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Los Angeles over a city ordinance limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities
Los Angeles sanctuary policy
- ▪The Los Angeles ordinance bars city resources from being used to aid federal immigration enforcement operations
- ▪The Los Angeles policy also prohibits using city resources to collect information about individuals’ citizenship status
Trump administration immigration lawsuits
- ▪The Trump administration's lawsuit was filed in June 2025
- ▪The Trump administration has filed several lawsuits challenging similar policies in other jurisdictions led by Democrats
- ▪Federal judges have also dismissed Trump administration lawsuits brought against the cities of Boston and Chicago
- ▪The lawsuit claimed Los Angeles's sanctuary city ordinance helped fuel riots during 2025 protests against the president’s deportation crackdown
Federal-local authority dispute
- ▪Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto stated the ruling reinforces that local governments can decide how to use their own personnel and resources
- ▪Judge Fernando Olguin found the ordinance permissibly "controls the actions of the City’s own agents and agencies," not the federal government
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