During last year's campaign, President Donald Trump pledged to go after so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions which defy federal immigration law.

Evidence that Trump is honoring his promise came this week when Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed a list of such jurisdictions and warned that they will face legal action. 

AG condemns those who "put American citizens at risk"

According to Breitbart, that announcement came in the form of a press release which was put out by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday.

Today, the Justice Department published a list of states, cities, and counties identified as having policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.

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"Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design," the attorney general declared in a statement.

"The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country," Bondi asserted.

DOJ "has filed several lawsuits against sanctuary jurisdictions"

The statement went on to identify California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

Also listed were the cities of Albuquerque, Berkeley, Boston, Chicago, Denver, East Lansing, Hoboken, Jersey City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Patterson, Philadelphia, Portland, Rochester, Seattle, and San Francisco.

"In recent months, the Justice Department has filed several lawsuits against sanctuary jurisdictions seeking to compel compliance with federal law, including one against New York City on July 24th," the press release explained.

"Recently, the Mayor of Louisville agreed to revoke their sanctuary policies following a letter from the Justice Department threatening legal action," it added.

The DOJ press release noted that "[t]he federal government will assist any jurisdiction that desires to be taken off this list to identify and eliminate their sanctuary policies, so they no longer stand in opposition to federal immigration enforcement."

List mandated by April executive order

Breitbart pointed out how compilation of the list was mandated by Executive Order 14287, which Trump signed on April 28, 2025.

Titled "Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens," it complained that some jurisdictions "continue to use their authority to violate, obstruct, and defy the enforcement of Federal immigration laws."

The document went on to assert that "[it] is imperative that the Federal Government restore the enforcement of United States law."