In strongman tactic DHS releases list of cities, counties labeled as sanctuary jurisdictions, threatening to withhold funds and pursue legal action

National Sheriff's Association warned sheriff's May 2nd to sign onto 287(g) or be put on this list. Now the list is here.

Department of Homeland Security just released this list labeled as “sanctuary jurisdictions” aka jurisdiction who haven't signed onto 287(g) yet. Another strongarm and intimidation tactic by the regime to federalize local law enforcement and use them in its illegal immigration tactics.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is putting more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice that the Trump administration views them as obstructing immigration enforcement as it attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes are standing in the way of the president’s mass deportations agenda.

The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant and if they’re believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes. The list was published on the department’s website.

“These sanctuary city politicians are endangering Americans and our law enforcement in order to protect violent criminal illegal aliens,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a press release.

The list was compiled using a number of factors, including whether the cities or localities identified themselves as sanctuary jurisdictions, how much they complied already with federal officials enforcing immigration laws, if they had restrictions on sharing information with immigration enforcement or had any legal protections for people in the country illegally, according to the department.

Trump signed an executive order on April 28 requiring the secretary of Homeland Security and the attorney general to publish a list of states and local jurisdictions that they considered to be obstructing federal immigration laws. The list is to be regularly updated.

One way that the administration seeks to enlist state and local support is through 287(g) agreements with local law enforcement agencies. Those agreements allow local law enforcement agencies to assume some immigration enforcement duties and greatly expand ICE’s capabilities. The number of those agreements has skyrocketed in just a matter of months under the Trump administration.

https://www.police1.com/federal-law-enforcement/department-of-homeland-security-releases-list-of-cities-counties-labeled-as-sanctuary-jurisdictions

Here’s a quote from Bill Masters, Colorado’s longest serving sheriff with 46 years on the job. He describes on May 2nd how he had received notice from the National Sheriffs Association “strongly encouraging” him to sign onto a 287(g) program and threatening that he will be put on this list of non-compliant jurisdictions if he does not. Now this list has been published and the San Miguel county sheriff’s is among the more than 500 departments listed. I added the bold highlights.

"The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office received notice today (Friday, May 2nd) from the National Sheriffs’ Association that President Trump has signed a new executive order titled “Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens.” This order directs the U.S. Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to publish within 30 days of the order (May 28th) a list of all states and local jurisdictions identified as obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

The notice from the National Sheriffs Association, which is partly funded by dues paid by San Miguel County, goes on to say;

“If your office has not yet entered into a 287(g) program — whether under the Jail Enforcement Model, Task Force Model, or Warrant Service Officer Model — and you are interested in doing so before the list is formally published, we strongly encourage you to act quickly."

Statement from Sheriff Bill Masters:

I strongly support the investigation of and arrest of all persons, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, who commit serious crimes. Over the past 50 years, I have arrested dozens of undocumented persons and at times their human smugglers, sometimes by the van load.”

To this day, the Sheriff's Office cooperates within the confines of Colorado law with our federal partners, and vigorously investigates and arrests those persons who have active arrest warrants issued for their detention that have been reviewed, approved, and signed by a judge as Colorado law and the US Constitution require. This executive order is an attempt to federalize, by intimidation, the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office to do the current administration's bidding on their political cause of the day. Not since the Runaway Slave Act of 1850 has the Federal Government attempted to federalize and use local peacekeepers to fulfill its political objectives. Many Sheriffs of that era refused to enforce (even under penalty of law) the Runaway Slave Act. As concerned as I am regarding federalization of local peacekeepers for immigration enforcement, I also see this current attempt as opening the door for future administrations to consider requiring local Sheriffs to enforce federal laws to arrest firearm owners, political opponents, protestors, etc. Although I am Sheriff of this great county for only another 30 days, I want to assure our local residents that during my short remaining tenure, I will follow Colorado law and not permit the federal government to use my office for political purposes.

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Here’s the language of the executive order. Expect to see crackdowns and more local law enforcement agencies bending the knee to ICE in the coming weeks as their funding is threatened and legal action is threatened.

Sec. 2. Designation of “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions. (a) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall publish a list of States and local jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (sanctuary jurisdictions). After this initial publication, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update this list as necessary.

(b) Immediately following each publication under subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify each sanctuary jurisdiction regarding its defiance of Federal immigration law enforcement and any potential violations of Federal criminal law.

Sec. 3. Consequences for Sanctuary Jurisdiction Status. (a) With respect to sanctuary jurisdictions that are designated under section 2(a) of this order, the head of each executive department or agency (agency), in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and as permitted by law, shall identify appropriate Federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions, including grants and contracts, for suspension or termination, as appropriate.

(b) With respect to jurisdictions that remain sanctuary jurisdictions after State or local officials are provided notice of such status under section 2(b) of this order and yet remain in defiance of Federal law, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pursue all necessary legal remedies and enforcement measures to end these violations and bring such jurisdictions into compliance with the laws of the United States.

Sec. 4. Preventing Federal Benefits for Aliens in Sanctuary Jurisdictions. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall develop guidance, rules, or other appropriate mechanisms to ensure appropriate eligibility verification is conducted for individuals receiving Federal public benefits within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. 1611(c) from private entities in a sanctuary jurisdiction, whether such verification is conducted by the private entity or by a governmental entity on its behalf.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/protecting-american-communities-from-criminal-aliens/

Read this post about the dangers posed by constitutional sheriffs, their posses, and deputized white supremacists. This is their end-goal with the pressure from 287(g) agreements.