US EditionList of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ removed from US government website following criticism
- The Department of Homeland Security removed its publicly posted list of about 500 sanctuary jurisdictions from its website on June 2, 2025.
- The list, created under the Trump administration, identified localities allegedly hindering federal immigration enforcement but drew criticism for including compliant areas and lacking clear criteria.
- Officials such as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem affirmed the list still exists internally and said some jurisdictions dispute their inclusion despite meeting the department's standards.
- The list contained jurisdictions like Portland and Cumberland County, which officials, including local sheriffs, condemned as erroneous or arbitrary, with some communities labeled despite opposing sanctuary policies.
- The removal of the list amid backlash suggests ongoing tensions between federal enforcement goals and local compliance, potentially complicating immigration policy implementation and federal-local relations.
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EDITORIAL Drawing conclusions without all the information
The Trump Administration’s “ready, fire, aim,” approach backfired again when the Department of Homeland Security scrubbed a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” from its website over the weekend, hoping no one would notice.
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Wisconsin counties concerned over being on Homeland Security list of immigration ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’
The list was taken down from the Department of Homeland Security website Sunday, but leaders from the Wisconsin communities named on it still have questions about how it was assembled. The post Wisconsin counties concerned over being on Homeland Security list of immigration ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ appeared first on WPR.
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