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

The city and county of Los Angeles, along with several municipalities in Southern California, are seeking to join a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over recent immigration raids that prompted several days of protests and the federalization of the National Guard.

Mayor Karen Bass pledged to do “whatever it takes” to protect all Angelenos from ICE raids while admitting the city may not be able to keep the sanctuary status.

Los Angeles leaders said Tuesday the city would join a lawsuit against the Trump administration over immigration raids in the local area. The city will join the American Civil Liberties Union in

Federal authorities have not explained the point of the exercise. But local authorities believe it was to sow fear as part of a continuing crackdown on the “sanctuary city” that has stood up to President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.

Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday demanded federal agents leave the scene at a MacArthur Park immigration raid.

Federal immigration enforcement agents swept through MacArthur Park in the Westlake District of Los Angeles on Monday morning, prompting a surprise appearance by the mayor.SKYCal first captured visuals of the operation at about 10:45 a.

Back in May, congressional Republicans and the Department of Homeland Security got their feelings hurt when Minnesota Gov.