The mayor’s remarks came a day after Trump’s Department of Justice sued the city, saying its sanctuary law has hindered the federal government’s ability to combat "a crisis of illegal immigration."

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

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.