Newsom then sued the Trump administration over the military deployment. A federal appeals court later ruled that Trump is allowed to keep using California National Guard to respond to the protests. Zoom out: The Trump administration has also sued other city and state governments over sanctuary city policies.

The Trump administration sued Los Angeles, its mayor and other top city officials Monday, claiming its sanctuary policy toward illegal migrants discriminates against federal law enforcement.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the city on Monday, alleging that L.A.’s sanctuary city policies are “illegal” and “interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law.