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Currently, there are 11 states in the nation that have through executive action or passage of a law declared themselves “sanctuary states.” Although not a state, the District of Columbia is also considered a sanctuary jurisdiction.
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.
When averaged across all the parameters, two states had particularly strong and comprehensive laws protecting immigrants, and fell into the most protective category: Oregon and Illinois. Three other states also have broad sanctuary statutes: New Jersey, California, and Washington.
Currently, sanctuary cities or states are communities with policies that limit local law enforcement's cooperation with federal authorities' efforts to deport immigrants.
As of early 2019, there are seven sanctuary states, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. Those states are: California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, and Vermont. Sanctuary States 2024. It is possible for a non-sanctuary state to contain sanctuary cities.
Over the past several years, an increasing number of states, counties, and cities have adopted a variety of policies intended to engender a greater level of trust and cooperation between local law enforcement and communities with sizeable immigrant populations, regardless of immigration status.
sanctuary jurisdiction and take “appropriate enforcement action” against a jurisdiction that violates 8 U.S.C. §1373 or otherwise limits federal immigration enforcement.
By using these definitions this chart below shows which states are considered sanctuary, uncommitted, opposed, or have not shared a stance. Because sanctuary states are a fairly new concept we’ll have to wait and see how effective they will be under the new Trump administration in the days ahead.
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