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State/City
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Alaska
- Anchorage (6/13/07 Congressional
Research Service)
- * (The city of Fairbanks is under
review for removal from the Sanctuary Cities list due to the city council's
passage of a resolution supporting a formal recognition of its cooperation
with the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency. The city of Fairbanks had previously been listed due its
designation as a sanctuary city by the Congressional Research Service. The
city has disputed its listing. The City's resolution and a final
decision will be posted soon. Fairbanks will likely be removed from the list
and then its enforcement statistics will be monitored for compliance.
OJJPAC thanks the City of Fairbanks for taking positive steps to clarify its
compliance with federal law.
Arizona
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Chandler, AZ (Added 5/30/07, Congressional Research Service
Report, 2006 )
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Mesa, AZ (Added 10-18-09,
Sources: Judicial Watch; East Valley Tribune article,1-4-2008)*
- Phoenix, AZ
- Tucson,
CA (Added 11-12-07, Source: 11-11-07 story by Brady McCombs, Arizona Daily Star.
See note below.)
California
- Bell Gardens, CA
- City of Industry, CA
- City of Commerce, CA
- Cypress, CA
- Davis CA
- Downey, CA
- Fresno, CA
(6/13/07 Congressional Research Service)
- Lakewood, CA
- Los Angeles, CA (Congressional Research Service)
- Long Beach, CA
- Lynwood, CA
- Maywood, CA
- Montebello, CA
- National City, CA
- Norwalk, CA
- Oakland,
CA
(Added 8-27-07. Source: 4/25/07 story by KCBS 740 AM. Link
here.)
- Paramount, CA
- Pico Rivera, CA
- So. Gate, CA
- San Bernardino, Ca. (Added 6/7/07, reader submitted
/ 9/5/08
Listing disputed by the city administration* See addl.notes)
- San Diego, CA
(Congressional Research Service)
- Santa Cruz, CA (Added
5/30/07, documented by KSBW news)
- San Francisco, CA (Congressional
Research Service)
- San Jose,
CA
(6/13/07 Congressional Research Service)
- Santa Maria, CA
(11-18-08 Submitted research from local activist/ Listing
disputed by the city administration)
- Sonoma County, CA (Congressional Research Service)
- Vernon, CA
- Watsonville, CA (Added
5/30/07, documented by KSBW news)
- Wilmington, CA
Colorado
- Aurora, CO
- Commerce City, CO
- Denver, CO
(Congressional Research Service)
- Durango, CO
(6/13/07 Congressional Research Service)
- Federal Heights, CO
- Fort Collins, CO
- Lafayette, CO
(Added 6/3/07, documented by reader)
- Thornton, CO
- Westminster, CO
Connecticut
- New Haven, CT
(Added 6/4/07. TV News 8: City council votes 25-1 to issue ID cards to
illegal aliens)
Florida
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DeLeon Springs, FL
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Deltona, Fl
- Miami, FL
Georgia
- Dalton, GA (Added 5/30/07.6/18/07
Listing disputed as inaccurate by the City of Dalton, GA. Currently being
researched. )
Illinois
- Chicago, IL (Congressional
Research Service)
- Cicero, IL (6/13/07
Congressional Research Service)
- Evanston, IL (6/13/07 Congressional
Research Service)
Kansas
- Wichita
(Source: Police department policy exposed after the death of Lola Jayne, KSN
TV-3, 12-19-08)
Massachusetts
- Cambridge, Mass. (Source: Boston Globe. First passed resolution in
1985)
- Chelsea, Mass. (Added: 8-14-07 Source: Chelsea government
website with text of sanctuary policy.)
- Orleans, Mass. (6/13/07
Congressional Research Service)
- Springfield
(Disputed)
Maine
- Portland (Added 5/31/07 Note: Maine resident reported that
Portland city council passed sanctuary legislation)
- State of Maine (Added 5/31/07 Note: Governor of Maine initiated
de facto protections for illegals by Executive Order in 2004)*
Maryland
- Baltimore, MD
(Congressional Research Service)
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Mt. Rainier, MD (Added 1-20-08,
Source: The Washington D.C. Examiner, 1-19-08)
- Takoma Park, MD (Reported that City ordinance passed some 20 years
ago; Congressional Research Service)
Michigan
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Ann Arbor, MI (6/13/07 Congressional
Research Service)
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Detroit,
MI (6/13/07
Congressional Research Service)
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN (Congressional Research Service)
- St. Paul, MN
- Worthington, MN (Added 5-30-07 Note: This is
where a Swift plant was raided by ICE in December, 2006)
Nevada
- Reno
(Added 5-31-07; 2-18-08 Disputed.City
claims it is not a sanctuary city; OJJPAC has requested a copy of city
policies.)
New Jersey
- Camden, NJ
(Added in 2007; latest source: Camden, Immigrant Haven?, By Lauren Feeney, City
Paper, 7-16-08)
- Fort Lee, NJ
- Hightstown, NJ
(Added 5-30-07)
- Jersey City, NJ
- Newark,
NJ
(Added 6-3-07)
- North Bergen, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Union City, NJ
- West New York, NJ
New Mexico
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Albuquerque,
NM (6/13/07
Congressional Research Service; 8-14-07 KOB-TV 4 Eyewitness News report)
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Rio Ariba County, NM (6/13/07 Congressional Research
Service)
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Santa Fe,
NM
(6/13/07 Congressional Research Service)
New York
- Bay Shore, NY
- Brentwood, NY
- Central Islip, NY
- Farmingville, NY
- New York City, NY
- Riverhead, NY
- Shirly/Mastic, NY
- Spring Valley Village, NY (Added 7-25-07)
- Uniondale, NY
- Westbury, NY
North Carolina
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Carrboro,
NC
(Added 11-12-07 Source: Towns differ on illegal aliens by Patrick Winn, The
News & Observer)
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Chapel Hill,
NC (Added
11-12-07 Source: Towns differ on illegal aliens by Patrick Winn, The News
& Observer)
- Charlotte, NC
- Chatham County, NC (Added 1-14-09 Source: Chatham
rejects immigration program, The News & Observer)
- Durham, NC
(6/13/07 Congressional Research Service)
- Raleigh
- Winston-Salem
Ohio
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Columbus, OH (7/5/07
Source: 5/10/07 Columbus Dispatch article stating illegal aliens in
misdemeanor cases are not reported to ICE)
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Lima, OH
(Added 10-28-08 Note: City
administration opposes County Sheriff's efforts to remove illegal aliens.)
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Oberlin,
OH (Added
1-25-09. Source: City Resolution adopted January 20, 2009)
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Painesville, OH (7-19-07
Source: 7-18-07 Cleveland Scene article)
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City(de facto)
- Tulsa
(6-3-07 Note: Tulsa city
council is discussing changing its sanctuary policy.)
Oregon
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State of Oregon *(8-9-07 Congressional Research Service) *(See note below)
- Ashland, OR
(8-9-07 Congressional Research Service)
- Gaston,
OR
(8-9-07 Congressional Research Service)
- Marion County, OR (8-9-07 Congressional Research Service)
- Portland, OR
Texas
- Austin, TX
(Congressional Research Service)
- Baytown, TX (6-13-07 Local reader
observation)
- Brownsville, TX
- Channelview, TX (6-13-07 Local reader observation)
- Denton, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Cenizo, TX (6-13-07 Congressional Research
Service)
- Ft.Worth, TX
- Houston, TX (Congressional
Research Service)
- Katy, TX
(Congressional Research Service)
- Laredo, TX
- Mcallen, TX
- Port Arthur, TX (6-13-07 Reader/resident observation)
Utah
- Provo, UT
- Salt Lake City, UT
Virginia
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Alexandria,
VA* (Added
10-6-08, Source: City Resolution No. 2246 adopted 10-9-07)
- Fairfax County, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA (Added 6/3/07)
Washington
- Seattle, WA
(Added 5/30/07; Congressional Research Service)
Wisconsin
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Madison, WI
(Congressional Research
Service)
Wyoming
- Jackson Hole, WY
Washington, D.C.
Cities under review
Diamond Bar, CA (6/26/07 Disputed by city. Currently being researched
to verify.)
DesMoines, IA (Added 11-28-07
Source: Proposal
seeks banning immigration raids in D.M., by Nigel Duara, DesMoines-Register)
Bridgeton, NJ
(Added 6-3-07) [7-27-07 Disputed by a reputed farm worker
advocate, see note below.]
Peekskill, NY
[Disputed, being researched]
San Antonio, TX [Note: The Sanctuary status of San Antonio
is disputed, being researched.]
Watch List Cities Note:
This is a new list started 8-14-07 and was updated on 10-22-08.
- Santa Maria,
CA (Source: 10-22-08 Reader/Activist)
- Jupiter,
FL
(Source: 4-10-08 Former police officer claims that he was told not to report
illegals to ICE)
- Lexington,
KY (Source: 11-12-07 Submitted by local resident who claims it is a
sanctuary
city)
- Worcester, MASS (Source:
8-14-07 Worcester Telegram)
- Lakewood,
NJ
(Source:9-10-08 Local residents)
- Clark County, OH
(Source: 1-27-08 Springfield-News-Sun)
- Lima,
OH
(Source: 3-2-08 Law enforcement)
- Middletown, OH
(Source: 1-30-08 Middletown News-Journal)
- Springfield,
OH (Source: 1-27-08
Springfield-News-Sun)
- Clark County, OH (Source: 9-29-08
Springfield-News-Sun Editorial (Sheriff Kelly not interested in removing
illegal aliens)
- Gallatin,
TN
(Source: 9-26-08 Reader)
- Portland,
TN
(Source: 9-26-08 Reader)
- Hendersonville, TN (Source: 9-26-08
Reader)
- Whitehouse,
TN (Source: 9-26-08 Reader)
Sanctuary Cities, USA: Additional
Notes
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa Arizona has been added as a sanctuary city list because of its
reported "don't ask don't tell policy" and criticism by the local
sheriff that the city is not enforcing the law. The sheriff has
arrested illegal aliens working in city buildings (as contract workers for a
private cleaning company), reportedly after the city police department
refused to investigate complaints of illegal hires by a
whistleblower.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson
Arizona has been added to the sanctuary city list because the Tucson police
have instituted a new policy which prevents their officers from calling
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to schools and churches.
State of
Oregon
According
to a CRS report (October, 2005), Oregon passed a law in 1987 that prohibits
local and state law enforcement from using state resources for locating and
capturing illegal aliens.Law enforcement was permitted
[but not required] to "exchange information" with federal
immigration agents if an illegal alien was arrested for a crime.
San Bernardino, CA.
San
Bernardino was added to the list on June 6th of 2007 as a result of a
readers submission. On September 5th 2008, the city administration
contacted me to dispute its listing. OJJPAC has asked the city's law
department to forward copies of the city's policies regarding its processes
when illegal aliens are encountered in its city.
Bridgeton, NJ7-27-07 Disputed by a reputed farm worker advocate who
sent me this email:
"I just wanted to point out an inaccuracy on your website's listing of
sanctuary cities. You have Bridgeton, NJ listed as a sanctuary city, and
indeed it is most definitely not. I work with CATA - The Farm workers'
Support committee (www.cata-farmworkers.org) and we have an organized group of
membership in this town. One of our goals is working towards making
Bridgeton an sanctuary city, but the local government is quite unfriendly
towards the immigrant population, and the mayor has even hinted at wanting to
implement a Hazleton type of ordinance (luckily, given yesterday's legal
decision, that won't be happening)."
Columbus, OH
The Columbus Dispatch [Ohio] wrote:
"The police didn't contact immigration authorities concerning those
who were determined to be undocumented, Booth said. Authorities say that's
typical when it comes to misdemeanor charges." [Columbus, Ohio]
Painesville, OH
Cleveland Scene (7-18-07) quotes the Painesville Police Chief Gary
Smith:
***He [Police Chief Gary Smith] has no qualms about laying out his
indifference in plain English: "We don't care what your [immigration]
status is." ***
Oklahoma City, OK
One reader wrote about Oklahoma City:
Oklahoma City is a sanctuary city de facto.
Police officers have been told not to stop any Hispanic for minor traffic
violations, because they have a good chance of being illegal and it is a waste
of time. The City has not been enforcing City Code if the recipient of
the code violation doesn't speak English. And is not attempting to
enforce the single-family dwelling laws.
State of Maine
Governor John E. Baldacci issued executive order 13 FY 04/05 which
was issued on April 9, 2004. The order is entitled “An Order
Concerning Access to State Services by All Entitled Maine
Residents.” The order prohibits state workers from inquiring about
the immigration status of anyone applying for services.
Alexandria, VA
Resolution
No. 2246, adopted October 9, 2007 states in part: "...the City
and its various agencies will neither make inquirers about nor report on the
citizenship of those who seek the protection of its laws or the use of its
services." Evidently in Alexandria, illegal alien are
safe from Immigration and Customs Enforcement until they commit a
"serious" crime. So what crimes can illegals commit with
impunity from the federal government? Theft? Rape? Drug dealing? Gang
activity? OJJPAC's belief is that the City's Resolution conflict's
with its responsibility under federal law.
Research Resources (incomplete listing)
- Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
- CRS Report for Congress, Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State
and Local Law Enforcement, Updated August 14, 2006
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