The list of sanctuary jurisdictions continues\nto grow, even as the Trump administration tries to cut off some of their\nfederal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAIR<\/a>\nreported in 2018 that the number of sanctuaries nearly doubled \u2013 to 564 — since\nPresident Trump took office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies<\/a> added 10 more counties to the tally, including five with a combined population of 5.9 million: Clark County, Nev., (Las Vegas); Allegheny County, Pa., (Pittsburgh); Oklahoma County, Okla., (Oklahoma City); Shelby County, Tenn., (Memphis); and Hamilton County, Ohio, (Cincinnati). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the largest cities in those counties \u2013 notably Las Vegas<\/a> and Pittsburgh<\/a> \u2013 were already functioning as de facto sanctuaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Counties are crucial to immigration enforcement\nbecause they run jails. Sanctuaries routinely reject jail holds (detainers) requested\nby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), deny ICE agents access to\ninterview incarcerated aliens, and generally refuse cooperation with ICE in any\nway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration has sought to withhold federal law-enforcement grants<\/a> from sanctuary jurisdictions. But courts have stymied that effort with conflicting decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last February, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a> in New York ruled in the administration\u2019s favor, dismissing arguments that cooperating with ICE has a “chilling effect” on the relationship between immigrant communities and state and local officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But in April, the 7<\/a>th<\/a><\/sup> Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a> in Chicago ruled against the administration, leaving the matter to be decided by the Supreme Court at some future date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meantime, sanctuaries continue to expand, receiving federal law-enforcement funding while flouting immigration law. \f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The list of sanctuary jurisdictions continues to grow, even as the Trump administration tries to cut off some of their federal funding. FAIR reported in 2018 that the number of sanctuaries nearly doubled \u2013 to 564 — since President Trump took office. Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies added 10 more counties to the<\/p>\n