The Trump Administration is suing Los Angeles over sanctuary city policies that limit the city’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, claiming that they led to “lawlessness” when thousands of people took to the streets earlier this month to protest the President’s mass-deportation operation.

President Donald Trump’s administration has sued Los Angeles, claiming the city is obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and creating a lawless environment

President Donald Trump has federalized the National Guard and dispatched Marines to the city to respond to protests of ICE immigration raids. The ICE agents, many of whom are masked, have been spotted throughout the region, arresting about 2,000 immigrants since June 6, according to internal documents reviewed by The New York Times.