US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump administration's sanctuary list
Earlier DU thread: Trump administration pressures 'sanctuary jurisdictions' by publishing list of places 'deliberately obstructing'
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Source: Associated Press
US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump administration’s sanctuary list
By SCOTT BAUER, AMY TAXIN and MARTHA BELLISLE
Updated 7:19 PM EDT, May 30, 2025
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — State and local officials blasted the Trump administration’s widely anticipated list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions that are deemed uncooperative with federal immigration enforcement, with some of the most enthusiastic supporters of the White House wondering on Friday how they wound up on it.
The list, which was riddled with misspellings, included sparsely populated counties that have little interaction with immigration authorities, that overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump and that have actively supported his hard-line immigration policies.
In California, the city of Huntington Beach made the list of hundreds even though it filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s immigration sanctuary law and passed a resolution this year declaring the community a “non-sanctuary city.”
“At first when I heard it I was like, accidents happen,” said Huntington Beach Mayor Pat Burns. But after seeing so many other cities lumped in like his, he called it “negligent.” “You don’t have that many mistakes on such an important federal document — somebody’s got to answer to that.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-sanctuary-jurisdictions-reaction-81059c23b02f82c7dbf6ae77c21bfab8
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