US EditionTrump Is Targeting Sanctuary Cities. But What Is a Sanctuary City, Anyway?
- In late April 2025, a lawsuit was initiated by the Department of Justice against sanctuary jurisdictions in Colorado, including Denver, as well as several state officials.
- This lawsuit was filed after the White House issued an executive directive aiming to reduce or eliminate federal funding to sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
- Sanctuary policies, which limit local cooperation with ICE and CBP, exist in at least 12 states and more than 600 localities, offering varied but meaningful protections to undocumented immigrants.
- Experts and legal scholars cite the 10th Amendment to affirm sanctuary cities' legality and dispute claims linking these policies to increased crime, noting sanctuary counties often have fewer crimes per capita.
- Opponents' escalation of immigration enforcement could destabilize communities by separating families and harming businesses, while sanctuary jurisdictions vow to continue legal challenges.
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The California District Attorney’s Office announced the implementation of “Operation Angel Guardian,” which aims to neutralize sanctuary policies that protect undocumented immigrants from the state. The territory, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, has laws that prevent local and state agents from cooperating with the federals in enforcing immigration law. What is “Operation Angel Guardian” in California? On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway? In late April, the White House issued yet another executive order threatening to withhold federal funds from all “sanctuary” jurisdictions, calling their lack of cooperation with federal immigration authorities “a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law.” The executive order directs the Department of Justice, attorney general and Secretary of Homeland Se…
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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway?
Next City explains that sanctuary cities, which aim to limit collaboration with federal immigration enforcement, are legal—but they have long been a fixation of the Trump administration.
New Jersey ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Sued by Trump Administration Over Immigration Policies
The US sued four “sanctuary cities” in New Jersey, claiming they are blocking the work of federal immigration officials, as the Trump administration seeks to remove obstacles to its mass deportation plans.
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