The Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids in Southern California faced a legal roadblock on Friday, as the White House looks to ramp up similar operations across the country using a surge of resources recently approved by Congress.

President Donald Trump has granted federal immigration agents "total authorization" to defend themselves following clashes with protesters during a recent enforcement operation at a cannabis farm in California.

A federal lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during an ongoing immigration crackdown that has put the region “under siege.

Justice Department sought a court order blocking ordinance, which took effect on 9 December 2024, after a unanimous council vote

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city will join a lawsuit against the Trump administration intended to stop federal immigration raids.

Federal agents conducting raids on two California cannabis farms clashed with protesters on Thursday, appearing to fire chemical munitions at them.

President Donald Trump escalated his war against sanctuary cities on Monday in a lawsuit blaming alleged "rioting, looting and vandalism" in Los Angeles on the city's policies.

A farm worker died on Friday after being injured during a raid by US immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California that resulted in the arrests of 200 undocumented migrants and clashes with protestors.

The complaint targets the so-called "sanctuary city" ordinance, alleging it hampers the crackdown on a "crisis of illegal immigration."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked Tuesday on a two-day swing through rural South Carolina as the high-profile Democrat seeks to position himself as a leader for a party in rebuilding mode while simultaneously stoking fresh speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid.

The filing seeks to have Los Angeles' policies declared invalid based on the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which "prohibits the city and its officials from obstructing the federal government's ability to enforce laws that Congress has enacted or to take actions entrusted to it by the Constitution," the suit states.