Judge Dismisses Federal Government’s Lawsuit Challenging Los Angeles Sanctuary City Policy

People in the audience hold up signs as the Los Angeles City Council considers a "sanctuary city" ordinance during a meeting at City Hall in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

A California judge has dismissed the federal government’s legal challenge to Los Angeles’s sanctuary city ordinance that restricts the use of city resources to assist federal immigration enforcement.

U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin of the Central District of California said the federal government failed to support its claim that the city’s ordinance violates the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity. But the judge stated that the government could file an amended complaint.