By rssfeeds-admin The Trump administration has criticized sanctuary states and cities, claiming their policies of not enforcing immigration law put the safety of American citizens in jeopardy.
The new list, which was released Thursday by DHS, includes the entire states of Oregon and Washington, along with numerous cities and counties in the Pacific Northwest.
The Trump administration says each jurisdiction identified will receive formal notification of not complying with federal status and are demanding they review and revise their policies.
In a statement included in the press release about the list of “sanctuary jurisdictions,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, “These sanctuary city politicians are endangering Americans and our law enforcement in order to protect violent criminal illegal aliens … We are exposing these sanctuary politicians who harbor criminal illegal aliens and defy federal law. President Trump and I will always put the safety of the American people first. Sanctuary politicians are on notice: comply with federal law.”
The cities in Oregon included on the list are as follows:
- Portland
- Beaverton
- Hood River
- Eugene
The counties in Oregon listed by Homeland Security as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” are:
- Clatsop County
- Columbia County
- Harney County
- Klamath County
- Lake County
- Lane County
- Lincoln County
- Linn County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Tillamook County
- Umatilla County
- Union County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
Meanwhile, in Washington state, 36 of the state’s 39 counties were listed:
- Asotin County
- Benton County
- Chelan County
- Clallam County
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Cowlitz County
- Ferry County
- Franklin County
- Garfield County
- Grant County
- Grays Harbor County
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Kittitas County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Okanogan County
- Pacific County
- Pend Oreille County
- Pierce County
- San Juan County
- Skagit County
- Skamania County
- Snohomish County
- Spokane County
- Stevens County
- Swinomish County
- Thurston County
- Wakhiakum County
- Walla Walla County
- Whatcom County
- Whitman County
The cities specifically listed by Homeland Security as “sanctuary jurisdictions” are:
- Seattle
- Everett
- Olympia
- Tacoma
- Yakima
The list comes on the heels of an executive order in late April from President Donald Trump, which threatened to cancel federal funds to sanctuary cities.
Portland City Council President Elena Pirtle-Guiney told KOIN 6 News at the time the executive order “appears to me to be just another attempt to try to bully Portland, Oregon, and other cities and states around the country into enforcing federal immigration laws when our law enforcement needs to be focused on local issues.”
Stay with KOIN 6 News as this story develops.
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