3 Greater Cincinnati areas on Trump administration 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list
Three Greater Cincinnati areas are defying federal immigration law, according to a new list published by the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order April 28 directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to release a list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" obstructing "the enforcement of federal immigration laws."
These jurisdictions made the list in Ohio:
Cincinnati
Columbus
Franklin County
Lorain County
Warren County
These made the list in Kentucky:
Campbell County (misspelled as Cambell County)
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Scott County
Louisville
The executive order calls for federal funds going toward these jurisdictions to be suspended or terminated, and for Homeland Security to "pursue all necessary legal remedies and enforcement measures" to make them compliant with federal immigration law.
Officials in Republican-leaning Warren and Campbell counties told The Enquirer their inclusion on the list was a mistake.
The Cincinnati City Council in 2017 declared Cincinnati a "sanctuary city," but the label was symbolic and didn't lead to any concrete policies. The declaration occurred before the current city council and Mayor Aftab Pureval entered office.
Though the label doesn't carry any specific policies, the current council is aware it could jeopardize federal funding to the city. Pureval previously told The Enquirer Cincinnati would remain a "welcoming community," but that the city would follow federal immigration laws.
"If the president of the United States, backed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, wants to do something as it relates to immigration, then they're going to do it," Pureval said on The Enquirer's "That's So Cincinnati" podcast in January. "And there's no mayor in the country, particularly a mayor of a blue city in a red state that's going to be able to do anything about it."
City officials did not immediately return The Enquirer's request for comment.
This story was updated to include all Ohio and Kentucky jurisdictions on the list.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 3 Greater Cincinnati areas make DHS 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list
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