According to Councilmember James Mai, the city attorney confirmed Irvine cannot formally join the lawsuit, making the amicus brief the only option.

Attorneys for Raul Luna-Perez requested the delay to review immigration issues related to the case, which has caught the attention of the White House.

A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued deployment of federalized members of California’s National Guard — who were originally deployed to Los ...