Trump administration sues Los Angeles over immigration policies

Officials file lawsuit over sanctuary city policies that limit cooperation with federal agencies

Donald Trump's administration has sued the city of Los Angeles over its immigration policies, claiming that city law discriminates against federal law enforcement and is obstructing the enforcement of immigration laws with sanctuary policies that bar local police from sharing information on people without legal status.

Filed in the central district of California, the lawsuit says Donald Trump campaigned and won the presidential election on a platform of deporting the millions of illegal immigrants the previous administration permitted, through its open borders policy, to enter the country unlawfully". It is the latest in a string of lawsuits against so-called sanctuary jurisdictions - including New York,New Jersey and Colorado - that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.