Justice Department sues LA over immigration enforcement policies

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday it sued Los Angeles, California, over policies the city enacted shortly after President Donald Trump’s reelection to interfere with the federal government’s enforcement of its immigration laws.

“Not only are Los Angeles’s ‘sanctuary city’ policies illegal under federal law, but, as alleged in the complaint, Los Angeles’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities contributed to the recent lawlessness, rioting, looting, and vandalism that was so severe that it required the federal government to deploy the California National Guard and the United States Marines to quell the chaos,” the department said in a statement.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward)