What does the city’s vision for its citizens look like when put face-to-face with the federal government’s agenda? Los Angeles is once again the epicenter of this question, as Mayor Karen Bass and Immigration and Customs Enforcement throw hay publicly regarding sanctuary city policies and immigration enforcement in California’s future.

The Department of Justice alleges that Los Angeles' sanctuary city policies interfere with the federal government's ability to enforce immigration laws.

The lawsuit, filed in California’s Central District federal court, accuses sanctuary cities such as L.A. of hindering efforts to address a 'crisis of illegal immigration.'