U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin, in a ruling issued over the weekend, said the U.S. Justice Department may amend its claims against the city but not against individual defendants. The judge agreed with the city that federal law doesn’t “expressly” preempt its ordinance, as the administration claims, because the relevant federal statute only clarifies that no cooperation agreement is required for state or local officials to communicate or cooperate with the government on certain immigration enforcement matters. Federal courts have systematically dismissed several DOJ lawsuits targeting "sanctuary city" policies in major Democratic-led jurisdictions. These cases parallel the Los Angeles ruling by affirming that municipalities have constitutional authority over their local law enforcement personnel and taxpayer resources. In addition, Olguin said, he wasn’t persuaded by the argument the city’s ordinance was preempted, purportedly because it restricts sending, requesting, ...
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