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Updated 9/8/24: Map and list of sanctuary cities, counties, and state that are obstructing federal immigration enforcement.
Five well-known sanctuary cities are: Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Washington D.C. New York City; San Jose, CA; Chicago’s history as a sanctuary city began in 1982 when 20 churches declared themselves as safe havens for those fleeing from El Salvador and Guatemala.
For the below list of sanctuary jurisdictions, Fox News Digital has listed those with state statutes, directives, executive orders or city council ordinances.
List of sanctuary cities. There are municipalities and counties across the continental U.S. with sanctuary policies. Sanctuary cities vary in size and have different policies. However, they all have one thing in common: a policy of welcoming immigrants.
Sanctuary cities in the United States*. State has legislation in place that establishes a statewide sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. County or county equivalent either contains a municipality that is a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, or is one itself.
Sanctuary cities exist from coast to coast and promote the ideals of human rights, separation of local and federal law, and empowerment of communities to grow with the help of immigrants. Cities that pursue sanctuary city policies do so for various reasons, all of which relate on some level to human rights and community growth.
Compiling a comprehensive list of cities that could be considered sanctuaries is challenging. In some places, officials have publicly declared their city to be a sanctuary, but the city...
Full Screen Map: These cities, counties, and states have laws, ordinances, policies, or other practices that obstruct enforcement and shield criminals from ICE.
In the imaginations of the most heated immigration hawks, “sanctuary” cities and states are places where the rule of law simply doesn’t apply — where Democratic-controlled governments have allied...
What are sanctuary cities? There's no official legal definition, and what it means varies from place to place. Generally speaking, local law enforcement in sanctuary cities or counties don't ask or report the immigration status of people they come into contact with.