February 12, 2025
200 jurisdictions invoke anti-commandeering doctrine against ICE
200 cities refuse compliance creating largest federal-local conflict since Civil Rights era
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Over 200 sanctuary cities and counties refused to comply with Trump administration immigration enforcement demands by February 12, 2025 (DHS sanctuary jurisdiction list).
President Trump signed the executive order âProtecting American Communities from Criminal Aliensâ on April 28, 2025, directing the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to publish a list of sanctuary jurisdictions (White House executive order).
Federal grants account for nearly 20 percent of Chicagoâs $17.3 billion 2025 budget, which the Trump administration threatened to withhold over sanctuary city policies (Washington Post budget analysis).
U.S. District Judge William Orrick blocked the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions (Reuters court ruling).
Sanctuary cities invoke the Tenth Amendment to argue that local governments cannot be forced to enforce federal immigration laws using local resources (CNN sanctuary city explainer).
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Which major cities are specifically mentioned as maintaining sanctuary policies despite federal threats?
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San Francisco led the multi-jurisdiction lawsuit challenging Trump's sanctuary city executive order.
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When did Trump sign the executive order directing DOJ and DHS to publish a list of sanctuary jurisdictions?
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How many sanctuary cities and counties refused to comply with Trump immigration enforcement demands by February 12, 2025?
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Which Chicago mayor declared "there will not be any cooperation" with ICE deportations?
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President Donald Trump
signed the executive order âProtecting American Communities from Criminal Aliensâ on April 28, 2025, directing DOJ and DHS to identify sanctuary jurisdictions.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick
issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
declared âthere will not be any cooperationâ with ICE deportations in Chicago.
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu
leads the multi-jurisdiction lawsuit challenging Trumpâs sanctuary city executive order.
Attorney General Pam Bondi
tasked by the April 28, 2025 executive order to identify and publicly highlight jurisdictions refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (alongside DHS Secretary Kristi Noem).