Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States

By Jessica M. Vaughan and Bryan Griffith on March 15, 2024

Originally published July 2015.

Updated March 15, 2024

The sanctuary jurisdictions are listed below. These cities, counties, and states have laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, policies, or other practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals from ICE — either by refusing to or prohibiting agencies from complying with ICE detainers, imposing unreasonable conditions on detainer acceptance, denying ICE access to interview incarcerated aliens, or otherwise impeding communication or information exchanges between their personnel and federal immigration officers.

A detainer is the primary tool used by ICE to gain custody of criminal aliens for deportation. It is a notice to another law enforcement agency that ICE intends to assume custody of an alien and includes information on the alien's previous criminal history, immigration violations, and potential threat to public safety or security.

 

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Source: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Data
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Sanctuary Cities List

States

California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington

Cities and Counties

California

Alameda County
Berkley
Contra Costa County
Fremont, CA
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Monterey County
Napa County
Oakland
Riverside County
Sacramento County
San Bernardino County
San Diego County
San Francisco County/City
San Mateo County
Santa Ana
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Sonoma County
Watsonville

Colorado

Arapahoe County
Aurora
Boulder County
Denver County/City
Grand County
Jefferson County
Larimer County
Mesa County
Pitkin County
Pueblo County
Routt County
San Miguel County
Weld County

Connecticut

East Haven
Hartford

District of Columbia

Washington

Georgia

Clarke County
Clayton County
DeKalb County
Gwinnett County

Iowa

Fremont County
Iowa City
Johnson County
Montgomery County
Pottawattamie County

Illinois

Chicago
Cook County

Kansas

Butler County
Harvey County

Kentucky

Louisville

Louisiana

New Orleans

Maine

Cumberland County

Massachusetts

Amherst
Boston
Cambridge
Concord
Lawrence
Newton
Northhampton
Somerville

Maryland

Baltimore
Howard County
Hyattsville Montgomery County
Prince George's County
Rockville

Michigan

Ingham County
Kalamazoo County
Kent County
Lansing
Wayne County

Minnesota

Hennepin County
Nobles County

Mississippi

Jackson

Nebraska

Hall County
Sarpy County

New Jersey

Newark

New Mexico

Bernalillo County
San Miguel

Nevada

Clark County
Washoe County

New York

Albany
Columbia County
Franklin County
Ithaca
Nassau County
New York City
Onondaga County
Westchester County

North Carolina

Buncombe County
Durham County
Forsyth County
Mecklenburg County
Orange County
Wake County

Ohio

Franklin County
Hamilton County

Oregon

Baker County
Clackamas County
Clatsop County
Coos County
Crook County
Curry County
Deschutes County
Douglas County
Eugene
Gilliam County
Grant County
Hood River County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Josephine County
Lane County
Lincoln County
Linn County
Malheur County
Marion County
Multnomah County
Polk County
Sherman County
Springfield
Tillamook County
Umatilla County
Union County
Wallowa County
Wasco County
Washington County
Wheeler County
Yamhill County

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County
Bucks County
Chester County
Clarion County
Dauphin County
Delaware County
Franklin County
Lancaster City
Lehigh County
Lycoming County
Montgomery County
Montour County
Northampton County
Philadelphia

Rhode Island

Providence

Tennessee

Shelby County

Virginia

Albemarle County
Alexandria
Arlington County
Chesterfield County
Fairfax County

Vermont

Burlington
Montpelier
Winooski

Washington

Chelan County
Clallam County
Clark County
Cowlitz County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
King County
Kitsap County
Pierce County
San Juan County
Skagit County
Snohomish County
Spokane County
Seattle
Thurston County
Walla Walla County
Wallowa County
Marysville
Whatcom County
Yakima County