AND Long list of jurisdiction of the sanctuary He was released on Thursday as part of the April ordinance of President Donald Trump, who continues the efforts of the administration about the separation of cities, poviats and statements that he believes that he is retaining federal regulations and immigration and enforcement of law.
Published by the Internal Security Department, the list contains a number of local jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, including the Filadelphia and Delaware, Chester and Montgomery. New Jersey and Delaware were also listed as the jurisdictions of the sanctuary at state level, like various cities and poviats within their borders.
The cities listed on the list may face a reduction in federal funds, although this effort will probably bring legal battles that may delay this result. And the method of developing the list remains unclear, which results in the confusion of some local legislators.
Here’s what you need to know:
What is the city of the sanctuary?
Although the definition is different, the cities of the sanctuary are often considered places that limit the cooperation of local law enforcement agencies with federal immigration bodies. As a result of the municipalities, which are considered the cities of the sanctuary, usually decide not to offer the facilitate of American immigration and customs enforcement, and instead the local police focused on local police.
For example, in Philadelphia, he has a policy that stops city prisons from keeping prisoners longer than differently, in response to the ICE -free applications. The city also removed ICE from the database of law enforcement agencies and directed city employees so that they do not ask, among others, about the immigration status of the inhabitants of Philly.
However, referring to such jurisdiction as “sanctuaries”, it is something like confusing, as inquirer previously reported. While local law enforcement authorities in the cities of the sanctuary do not facilitate federal immigration bodies in their work, undocumented immigrants in these cities do not receive special protection under urban law and can still be arrested by federal agents.
Although it was not immediately clear how Trump’s administration determined the status of a sanctuary for areas on its list, the Internal Security Department of attention on its website, that the factors include “compliance with federal law enforcement agencies, information restrictions and legal protection of illegal aliens.”
What repercussions could the sanctuary find?
The places contained on the jurisdiction list of Trump’s administration sanctuaries will be formally notified of what the Internal Security Department called them “non -compliance with federal laws.” The department added that the jurisdictions named must “revise their policies to adapt to the federal immigration regulations.”
Federal dollars in federal assistance are at risk of areas considered incompatible. In April, Trump signed an ordinance that threatens the jurisdictions of the sanctuary with financial cuts and legal actions to force their compliance.
For example, Philadelphia received $ 2.2 billion in federal financing during the 2024 tax year, which accounted for about one third of the total budget of $ 6.2 billion. The mayor of Cherlle L. Parker, The loss of most or all of this federal financing would have “serious and extremely disturbing” effects.
Parker administration said, however, that the city is ready to go to court in connection with the potential stopping of federal financing.
“If we have to argue, we will do it,” she told the city’s lawyer, she told the city council at the beginning of this month. Garcia added that other domestic lawsuits were probably after the list of jurisdiction of the sanctuary.
“Welcoming” vs. Sanctuary “
After releasing the list at the end of Thursday, Garcia told Inquireer that Philadelphia was not a city of the sanctuary.
“We are a cordial city,” said Garcia.
Other cities have also adopted this nomenclature, which has recently been gaining in immigration circles, as the columnist Helen Ubiñas recently said. It is believed that this change of language is a more accurate characteristics than the “sanctuary” and can help to be the goal of Trump’s administration.
In Philadelphia, city officials began to receive a “hospitable” alternative after taking up the Parker’s office, but the rebrand was not publicly announced. Parker spokesman, Joe Grace, confirmed on Thursday evening that none of the city’s proimigant politicians changed during the mayor’s term. But whether this rebrand will help Philadelphia or other so -called jurisdictions of the sanctuary in this context is unclear.
“Philadelphia is a cordial city,” said a member of the city council of Rue Landau in a statement on Thursday evening. “It was our position, and this list is Trump’s attempt to instill greater fear and uncertainty of the immigrant community.”
Pittsburgh was on the list – is this city of the sanctuary?
As in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh is a democratic statement and a part of the reason why Pennsylvania is considered a swing state. Although he never formally announced the city of the sanctuary, he accepted the policy of the city of the sanctuary, including not cooperating with ice.
At the end of January, the mayor of Pittsburgh Ed Gainy – the first black mayor of Pittsburg, who ran in 2021 on a progressive platform, but last week he lost the re -election campaign – he told journalists His administration “will not work with ice”. He added that his office will do “everything necessary to make our city more hospitable.” Gainy will be the mayor until January 2026.
US Rep. Summer Lee, whose district also includes part of Pittsburgh, criticized Recent efforts to force local leaders to work with ICE and facilitate in the repression of Trump’s immigration.
What about York and other areas of cities other than Sancer, which were on the list at all?
York is on the DHS list despite the efforts of the mayor of the city about the insulation of the city from the conflict.
In December 2024, the York City Council adopted a bill on welcoming immigrants and refugees and prohibiting city employees or law enforcement agencies in ICE help.
But the mayor of the city of York Michael Helfrich He vetoed the bill For fear that legislation will classify York as a formal “city of the sanctuary”. Helfrich said he was worried that the classification would threaten the city’s access to federal financing.
Despite the veto, DHS was in York on the jurisdiction list of the sanctuary.
US representative Ryan Mackenzie, who represents the parts of Lehigh and Northampton, both on the list, said on Thursday that “the policy of the sanctuary puts the community and law enforcement agencies in damage.”
Mackenzie in February condemned the decision of the Director of the Democratic County so as not to cooperate with ICEcalling this “terrifying”.
The list of jurisdiction causes confusion
Many other local legislators expressed confusion in their poviats or cities included in the list.
According to the list, Delaware is considered a jurisdiction of the sanctuary, but the county does not think that it is one. As the chairwoman of the Council of Delaware Monica Taylor, local legislators “included,” local legislators would not even know what the definition would be. “
“We are agreeing with all federal regulations,” said Taylor. “We will have to check it out to learn more.”
Similarly, Burlington spokesman Dave Levinsky said that local officials approved any resolutions, politics or directives over the past six years.
In Chester, the Democratic Commissioner Josh Maxwell was surprised. He said that he believed that the administration described the unit “to force us to work with ICE, to continue to receive federal funds.”
“We are not Sanctura’s unit, because we have never accepted the policy of Sanctuary,” he said. “This means that we have never made any declaration that we would not work with ice. We would do.”
Camden officials were also not sure why this city was included in the list, calling the development of “deeply disturbing”. Angel Fuentes, president of the Camden City Council, said in a statement on Friday that he thinks that the city is attacked simply because it is diverse, mainly the Latin community.
“I’m not sure why we’re on this list,” said Vincent Basara, communication director at Camden.
Staff writers Jeff Gammage, Sean Collins Walsh and Alfred Lubrano contributed to this article.
