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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
White House IDs 96 Illinois counties, 7 cities on list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions'
CHICAGO (WGN) — Seven cities in Illinois and all but six of the state's 102 counties are included on a list of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' issued by the Department of Homeland Security that federal officials claim are interfering with mass deportations 'endangering Americans and law enforcement in order to protect violent criminal illegal aliens.' The list of hundreds of states, counties and municipalities was issued per Executive Order 14287, signed last month, that required DHS to identify governments deemed to be interfering with immigration policies. According to DHS, the public governments named are cities or municipalities rated on several factors: If they identify themselves are sanctuary jurisdictions; their compliance with federal officials enforcing immigration laws; the sharing of information with immigration law enforcement; and if they offer protections to people in the country illegally. Jan. 2025 | Chicago's 'sanctuary city' status under investigation by federal committee amid immigration raids Chicago's history as a sanctuary city spans 40 years, 7 presidents and 5 mayors April 2025 | Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities The list will be used by the Office of Management and Budget to determine which is receiving federal funding before terminating the grants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in charge of enforcing immigration laws nationwide. The White House believes the sanctuary jurisdictions on the list aren't helping or alerting ICE agents about immigrants who are wanted for deportation or who might be held at detention centers, jails or prisons in the so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. The Trump administration and DHS says if these jurisdictions 'remain in defiance,' the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security can use 'legal remedies and enforcement measures' they consider necessary to make them comply. 'We're going to flood the zone in sanctuary cities,' said border czar Tom Homan. 'We'll give them exactly what they don't want: more agents in the neighborhoods and more worksite enforcement.' Self-Identification as a State Sanctuary Jurisdiction Adams County Alexander County Bond County Boone County Bureau County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Champaign County Christian County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Coles County Cook County Crawford County Cumberland County DeKalb County De Witt County Douglas County DuPage County Edgar County Effingham County Fayette County Ford County Franklin County Fulton County Gallatin County Greene County Grundy County Hancock County Hardin County Henderson County Henry County Iroquois County Jackson County Jersey County Jo Daviess County Johnson County Kane County Kankakee County Kendall County Knox County Lake County LaSalle County Lawrence County Lee County Livingston County Logan County Macon County Macoupin County Madison County Marion County Marshall County Mason County Massac County McDonough County McLean County Mercer County Menard County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Moultrie County Ogle County Peoria County Perry County Piatt County Pike County Pope County Pulaski County Putnam County Randolph County Richland County Rock Island County St. Clair County Saline County Sangamon County Schuyler County Scott County Shelby County Stark County Stephenson County Tazewell County Union County Vermilion County Wabash County Warren County Washington County Wayne County White County Whiteside County Will County Williamson County Winnebago County Woodford County Illinois counties not listed: Brown, Edwards, Hamilton, Jasper, Jefferson and McHenry Berwyn Chicago Evanston Oak Park Village Skokie St. Joseph Urbana Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
These Colorado areas are listed as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions' by Homeland Security
DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a sanctuary jurisdiction list of areas across the country, including 14 cities and several counties in Colorado, that are allegedly defying immigration laws. On Thursday, the department posted a list of more than 500 jurisdictions across the country on its website as part of the executive order 'Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens.' The department said the order requires a list of jurisdictions obstructing federal immigration laws, also known as sanctuary jurisdictions. Colorado House passes immigration protections after DOJ sues for 'sanctuary' policies Sanctuary jurisdictions are considered cities, counties and states that obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws and 'protect dangerous criminal aliens from facing consequences,' according to the department. This list comes about a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order cracking down on immigration laws. Border Czar Tom Homan said during a press conference when the order was signed that sanctuary cities are going to be sued by the Trump administration for not following the immigration laws. The list was created to identify these jurisdictions. The department said it used factors like compliance with federal law enforcement, information restrictions and legal protections for illegal aliens to determine the list. Colorado was listed as self-identifying as a state sanctuary jurisdiction. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has testified on Capitol Hill on sanctuary city policies, but the city has never formally taken on the title of a sanctuary city. Boebert claims Johnston proved Denver is a 'sanctuary' city; advocates voice support of such policies Meanwhile, several other Colorado cities and counties were also included on the sanctuary jurisdiction list. Here's which Colorado jurisdictions are on the list, as of May 30: Adams County Arapahoe County Baca County Bent County Boulder County Broomfield County Chafee County Cheyenne County Clear Creek County Conejos County Costilla County Custer County Denver County Eagle County El Paso County Garfield County Gilpin County Gunnison County Huerfano County Jefferson County Kiowa County Kit Carson County La Plata County Lake County Larimer County Las Animas County Lincoln County Logan County Morgan County Otero County Park County Pitkin County Prowers County Pueblo County Rio Grande County Saguache County San Miguel County Summit County Washington County Weld County Yuma County Boulder City of Durango City of Fort Collins Denver Lafeyette Lakewood Longmont Northglenn Town of Avon Town of Basalt Town of Carbondale Town of Dillon Town of Eagle Town of Vail The department said the listed jurisdictions will receive a formal notification of their non-compliance, and demands that the jurisdictions review and revise their polices to comply with the federal immigration laws. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
ICE adopts new mission with potential impact on illegal immigrants
President Donald Trump has set immigration enforcement officials a lofty new target of conducting 3,000 arrests every single day in an ambitious effort to ramp up his deportation agenda. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said the new goal is only temporary and the number of daily arrests expected under the Trump administration will continue to rise. 'Under President Trump's leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day,' Miller told Fox News' Sean Hannity. Trump's border czar Tom Homan (pictured) backed the ambitious new benchmark on Thursday morning, insisting: 'We've gotta increase these arrests and removals. The numbers are good, but I'm not satisfied. I haven't been satisfied all year long.' During Trump's first 100 days back in office, ICE officials arrested 66,463 illegal immigrants. More than 65,000 illegal immigrants were deported. Some 17,000 deportees had criminal convictions or charges ranging from driving under the influence to assault or weapons offenses. ICE has boasted removing gang members, murderers and child rapists. But the administration has faced significant pushback and legal hurdles with challenges to the legality of some of the deportation schemes, particularly those which saw foreign aliens sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison under the wartime Illegal Aliens Act. Other migrants have been banished to third party nations with little to no legal pathway to challenge their deportations. ICE deported 17,200 people in April alone - roughly 4,000 more than the number conducted in April 2024, under former president Joe Biden. There have been reports for months that Trump has been unsatisfied with the progress of agents on the ground, who have discovered that tracking down illegal migrants - particularly criminals - is more difficult and a slower process than they initially expected. Across the United States in immigration courts from New York to Seattle last week, Homeland Security officials began ramping up enforcement actions and carrying out mass arrests in an effort to boost their numbers. Three US immigration officials said government attorneys were given the order to start dismissing cases when they showed up for work Monday, knowing full well that federal agents would then have a free hand to arrest those same individuals as soon as they stepped out of the courtroom. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared losing their jobs.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
ICE gets staggering new mission that will leave illegal migrants terrified
President Donald Trump has set immigration enforcement officials a lofty new target of conducting 3,000 arrests every single day in an ambitious effort to ramp up his deportation agenda. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said the new goal is only temporary and the number of daily arrests expected under the Trump administration will continue to rise. 'Under President Trump's leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day,' Miller told Fox News ' Sean Hannity. Trump's border czar Tom Homan backed the ambitious new benchmark on Thursday morning, insisting: 'We've gotta increase these arrests and removals.' 'The numbers are good, but I'm not satisfied. I haven't been satisfied all year long.' During Trump's first 100 days back in office, ICE officials arrested 66,463 illegal immigrants. More than 65,000 illegal immigrants were deported. Some 17,000 deportees had criminal convictions or charges ranging from driving under the influence to assault or weapons offenses. ICE has boasted removing gang members, murderers and child rapists. But the administration has faced significant pushback and legal hurdles with challenges to the legality of some of the deportation schemes, particularly those which saw foreign aliens sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison under the wartime Illegal Aliens Act. Other migrants have been banished to third party nations with little to no legal pathway to challenge their deportations. ICE deported 17,200 people in April alone - roughly 4,000 more than the number conducted in April 2024, under former president Joe Biden. Even if the lofty new target of 3,000 people a day is reached, it is still a far cry from Trump's campaign promise to rid America of up to 20million illegal immigrants. He vowed to carry out 'the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.' There have been reports for months that Trump has been unsatisfied with the progress of agents on the ground, who have discovered that tracking down illegal migrants - particularly criminals - is more difficult and a slower process than they initially expected. Across the United States in immigration courts from New York to Seattle last week, Homeland Security officials began ramping up enforcement actions and carrying out mass arrests in an effort to boost their numbers. Three US immigration officials said government attorneys were given the order to start dismissing cases when they showed up for work Monday, knowing full well that federal agents would then have a free hand to arrest those same individuals as soon as they stepped out of the courtroom. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared losing their jobs. This meant that when migrants arrived in court to plead their immigration cases, prosecutors would instead dismiss the case and a judge would rule the client was free to leave. Once exiting the courtroom, ICE agents would be outside, waiting to arrest them. The latest effort includes people who have no criminal records, migrants with no legal representation and people who are seeking asylum, according to reports received by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
New York Times
3 days ago
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- New York Times
Top Officials Overseeing Deportations Leave Their Roles at ICE
Several Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders are leaving their roles, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday, in the third major change among the agency's leadership in recent months. Kenneth Genalo, the top ICE deportation official, is retiring; Garrett Ripa is leaving his job as Mr. Genalo's deputy to return to a regional leadership role in Florida; and the person running the agency's Homeland Security Investigations wing, Robert Hammer, is moving to a different job at ICE, the announcement said. The Trump administration has struggled to meet President Trump's campaign promises of mass deportations, struggling with a lack of extensive resources despite efforts to bring in personnel from other parts of the federal law enforcement system. One of Mr. Trump's top immigration officials, Tom Homan, has repeatedly said the agency needed to be doing more and that he wanted to see more arrests. 'I'm not satisfied with the numbers,' Mr. Homan told reporters on Thursday. 'We need to increase.' The announcement comes a day after Stephen Miller, a senior White House official, told Fox News that the White House was looking for ICE to arrest 3,000 people a day, a major increase in enforcement. The agency had arrested more than 66,000 people in the first 100 days of the Trump administration, an average of about 660 arrests a day. 'We are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day, and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every single day,' Mr. Miller said. Homeland security officials said the moves on Thursday were meant to help make Mr. Trump's immigration promises a reality. 'Organizational realignments will help ICE achieve President Trump and the American people's mandate of arresting and deporting criminal illegal aliens and making American communities safe,' the department's announcement said. In February, ICE moved two top officials overseeing deportation efforts. Soon after, the agency's acting director, Caleb Vitello, was removed from his role as well. 'I say this with complete understanding that change is hard — but please know that our entire leadership team is here to support you,' Todd Lyons, ICE's acting leader, wrote to staff on Thursday in an email that was obtained by The New York Times. 'I'm proud to work alongside each of you, and I will always have your backs.'
