WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Federal officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump 's escalating campaign to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally, including a California farm raid that left one worker dead, and said the administration would appeal a ruling to halt some of its more aggressive tactics.

The Trump administration is challenging a federal judge's order to halt indiscriminate immigration raids in California. The Justice Department says the restrictions are "inflicting irreparable harm" in a court filing.

"In trying to reduce the Fourth Amendment test to a formula by identifying a list of 'irrelevant' factors, the court grievously erred." The post 'Indefensible on every level': Trump admin pleads for permission to continue immigration arrests in Los Angeles after judge issues 'straight-jacket injunction' first appeared on Law & Crime.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called President Trump a 'son of a b----' over immigration raids, and he criticized the administration's approach as "weakness masquerading as strength."

Trump Admin Defends Immigration Raids in California After Worker's Death: 'ICE Did Not Have Hands on This Person'

Federal authorities now say they arrested more than 360 people at two Southern California marijuana farms last week, characterizing the raids as one of the largest operations since President Donald Trump took office in January.

According to multiple reports, Jaime Alanis climbed to the roof of a greenhouse in alleged attempt to evade officers.

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against the federal government's aggressive, month-long immigration sweep across Southern California. A coalition of civil rights,