The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements pushed back, blaming bird flu for the hit to consumers’ pocketbooks.

Federal agents were met by dozens of protesters Thursday when they descended Glass House Farms in rural Camarillo, Calif., to conduct an immigration enforcement operation.

The Trump administration is suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his state's animal cruelty laws, arguing they are contributing to high egg prices.

Accusing California of imposing “unnecessary red tape” on the production of eggs, the Trump administration is suing the state over animal cruelty laws it claims have driven up prices nationwide.