{"id":2617665,"date":"2026-06-23T08:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-dojs-lawsuit-over-las-sanctuary-laws\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T08:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:56:26","slug":"judge-dismisses-dojs-lawsuit-over-las-sanctuary-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-dojs-lawsuit-over-las-sanctuary-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge dismisses DOJ&#8217;s lawsuit over LA&#8217;s sanctuary laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-dismisses-dojs-lawsuit-over-las-sanctuary-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-two-wisconsin-supreme-court-rulings-give-president-trump-the-win-should-be-enough-votes-to-win-the-state\/\" title=\"One of Two Wisconsin Supreme Court ...s Give President Trump the Win \u2013 Should Be Enough Votes to Win the State\">federal judge dismissed<\/a> a lawsuit from the Justice Department challenging Los Angeles\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">sanctuary city policies<\/a>, ruling in favor of the city. The DOJ had argued that the Los Angeles ordinance, which prevents city resources and personnel from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-in-texas-stops-biden-deportation-freeze\/\" title=\"Federal judge in Texas stops Biden deportation freeze\">violated federal law<\/a>.Though, Judge Fernando M. Olguin found that the ordinance does not directly regulate the federal government but instead restricts city agents, and that federal law does not preempt such local measures. The ruling permits LA departments, including the police, to continue their policies.The DOJ has untill July 3 to file an amended complaint, but the judge\u2019s decision emphasizes local authority over immigration enforcement policies, highlighting the city\u2019s intent to make all residents feel safe nonetheless of immigration status. The LA City Attorney praised the ruling, reaffirming that the ordinance aims to encourage crime victims and witnesses to come forward without fear, without obstructing federal enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge rejected the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department\u2019s<\/a> lawsuit challenging <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1221\">Los Angeles\u2019s<\/a> sanctuary city policies, marking a blow for the Trump administration\u2019s operations in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California\u2019s<\/a> largest city. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin handed down<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sanctuary-city-ruling.pdf\"> a ruling<\/a> over the weekend, weighing in on a 2024 ordinance that prohibits city resources, property, and personnel from cooperating with federal immigration authorities or sharing information about an individual\u2019s immigration status. The DOJ sued to block the ordinance last year, but Olguin agreed with the city\u2019s motion to dismiss the complaint, allowing city departments, including the Los Angeles Police Department, to continue operating under the policies.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4620306\/judge-dismisses-trump-administration-lawsuit-los-angeles-sanctuary-city-status\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over LA\u2019s sanctuary city status<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4619779\/judge-blocks-voter-database-social-security-citizenship-records\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge blocks voter database linking Social Security and citizenship records<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4619252\/judge-denies-effort-tyler-robinson-lover-testify-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge denies effort to have Tyler Robinson\u2019s lover testify in key hearing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Ordinance does not directly regulate the federal government,\u201d Olguin, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, wrote in his ruling. \u201cRather, it \u2018controls the actions of [the City\u2019s] own agents and agencies.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has until July 3 to file an amended complaint. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ believes federal law preempts the Los Angeles ordinance called \u201cProhibition of the Use of City Resources for Federal Immigration Enforcement.\u201d It<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3458294\/doj-sues-los-angeles-over-sanctuary-laws\/\"> filed the lawsuit<\/a> against the city in July 2025, arguing that the ordinance helped lead to chaos in the area that broke out during the Trump administration\u2019s immigration raids. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe practical upshot of Los Angeles\u2019 refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities has, since June 6, 2025, been lawlessness, rioting, looting, and vandalism. The situation became so dire that the Federal Government deployed the California National Guard and United States Marines to quell the chaos,\u201d the DOJ alleged. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Olguin ruled that the government\u2019s allegations were \u201cinsufficient to establish that the ordinance violates the intergovernmental immunity doctrine.\u201d He concluded that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law simply states<\/a> that no cooperation agreement is required for state or local officials to communicate or cooperate with the government on certain immigration enforcement matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ordinance \u201cmerely restricts a city employee from inquiring into or collecting information about a person\u2019s citizenship or immigration status\u201d and \u201csays nothing about the city\u2019s ability to maintain or share such information,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4616813\/new-york-city-ice-operation-opportunity-gop\/\"><strong>IN FOCUS: NEW YORK CITY ICE OPERATION PRESENTS MAMDANI-SHAPED OPPORTUNITY FOR GOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto celebrated the ruling on Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis order reinforces the well-established principle that local governments have the authority to decide how to use their personnel and resources,\u201d she said. \u201cThe goal of this ordinance\u2026. is to encourage victims of and witnesses to crime to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-post-editorial-board-we-need-to-restore-serious-policing-to-stop-the-slaughter\/\" title=\"NY Post Editorial Board: We Need to Restore Serious Policing to Stop the Slaughter\">feel safe coming forward<\/a> to seek help from LAPD regardless of their immigration status. It does not obstruct or impede lawful federal immigration enforcement operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge rejects DOJ suit against LA sanctuary policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2617666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police-ice.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3813,4901,4585],"class_list":["post-2617665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-immigration","tag-justice","tag-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police-ice.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617669,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617665\/revisions\/2617669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}