The U.S. Department of Justice Monday filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policies, citing the supremacy clause regarding the preemption of federal statutes over state and local law in the U.S. Constitution. According to Los Angeles City Council members, one in 10 Los Angeles residents may be an illegal immigrant.Â
The city of Los Angeles passed a new sanctuary city ordinance after President Donald Trump’s election, barring city resources from being used for immigration enforcement or cooperating with federal authorities engaged in immigration enforcement.
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