Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
Source: AP
Updated 5:29 PM EDT, August 5, 2025
Associated Press (AP) — The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, two months after the federal government quietly removed a much longer list that included many localities that support the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies.
The earlier, typo-riddled list was met with pushback from across the political spectrum, with officials often saying it wasn’t clear why their jurisdictions were included. The new announcement doesn’t appear to threaten consequences beyond what the federal government is already doing.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi warned in the announcement that the department would “continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.” “Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” she said.
The new list is composed overwhelmingly of Democratic jurisdictions, including states like New York, California and Connecticut, cities like Boston and New York City and a handful of counties, including Baltimore County, Maryland, and Cook County, Illinois.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-sanctuary-cities-deportation-95277c47a04cdd5e07bbc29da51c0813
The Inky made some interesting notations about this current list (notably removing the whole state of NJ from the list) -
by Jeff Gammage, Chris Palmer, Sean Collins Walsh, and Katie Bernard
Published Aug. 5, 2025, 11:24 a.m. ET
The Trump administration published a dramatically shortened list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, winnowing the number of places the president plans to target for their refusal to help enforce federal immigration laws.
Philadelphia is still on the list. Hundreds of other cities, counties, and states disappeared, the total number shrinking from more than 500 to a new 35. The Philadelphia collar counties of Montgomery, Delaware and Chester were removed. So was the state of New Jersey.
It was not immediately clear if the new list represented the specific places that Trump intends to sue for what he has deemed noncompliance with federal law. He has repeatedly promised to withhold federal funding from these jurisdictions, a move that could have financial implications for Philadelphia if that threat becomes a reality.
In announcing the news, the Justice Department specifically mentioned the lawsuit it brought against New York City last month over its sanctuary policies, naming Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials as defendants.
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