US EditionTrump administration increases pressure on ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ with public listing
- The Trump administration published a list on April 28, 2025, identifying over 500 sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States.
- This list followed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security and Attorney General to identify jurisdictions obstructing federal immigration enforcement.
- The list includes states, counties, and cities such as 16 jurisdictions in Pennsylvania, parts of Colorado including Denver and Boulder, and other municipalities considered noncompliant for limiting cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stated sanctuary politicians 'are endangering Americans and law enforcement' by protecting undocumented immigrants, and jurisdictions on the list may face suspension of federal grants or contracts.
- The administration aims to increase pressure on these communities to enforce immigration laws consistent with President Trump's campaign goal of mass deportations, empowering legal remedies if jurisdictions 'remain in defiance'.
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Trump administration releases list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ in Illinois – Chicago Sun-Times
The list includes 96 counties and seven cities in Illinois the administration claims obstruct federal immigration laws. Federal departments and agencies would then be tasked with identifying federal grants or contracts with those states or local jurisdictions and suspending or terminating the money, according to the executive order.
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Trump administration publishes list of immigrant-friendly cities in Southern California
The Trump administration, through the Department of Homeland Security, is once again attempting to pressure into compliance local governments across the country that oppose efforts to mass deport undocumented immigrants — by publishing a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions.” DHS, on Friday, May 30, released a list of more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” nationwide, accusing them of violating federal immigration law for refusing to comply with Im…
Trump administration lists 'sanctuary jurisdictions' in Colorado
The Department of Homeland Security is putting hundreds of “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice. The department Thursday is publishing a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them…
Dauphin County and Gettysburg land in ICE non-compliance list: officials ask why
Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas on Friday said he is mystified after learning the county was among jurisdictions designated by the Trump administration as non-compliant with federal immigration policies.
California contests Trump administration claim that the state obstructs immigration law
In the letter to the Department of Homeland Security, the Newsom administration contends that court rulings have rejected the argument that California sanctuary law limiting law enforcement coordination with immigration authorities "unlawfully obstructs the enforcement of federal immigration laws."
Trump's list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" includes dozens of Colorado cities and counties
By Scott Bauer, Amy Taxin and Martha Bellisle, The Associated Press MADISON, Wis.— Officials in communities from rural to urban and red to blue blasted the Trump administration’s list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” with many saying they’ve been outspoken supporters of the president and his stringent immigration policies. Dozens of Colorado cities and counties are on the list. Officials who back President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown questi…
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