Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, And States

Originally published July 2015. This report is frequently updated, if you have any tips, updates, or corrections, please email us at [email protected] or use our webform.

Updated November 20, 2025

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.

City County Part of Regional Jail State Facility State

Source: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Data Click on Points to View More Information View Image of Map - View Sanctuary Cities Topic Page - Full Page Map

Sanctuary Cities List

States

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

Cities and Counties

District of Columbia

Washington

Georgia

Atlanta Columbia County DeKalb County Douglas County

Idaho

Power County

Indiana

Lake County Monroe County St. Joseph County

Kansas

Douglas County

Kentucky

Campbell County Franklin County

Louisiana

New Orleans

Maine

Cumberland County Hancock County

Maryland

Baltimore Charles County Howard County Hyattsville Montgomery County Prince George's County Queen Anne's County Rockville St. Mary's County

Michigan

Kalamazoo County Lansing Leelanau County Muskegon County Oakland County Washtenaw County Wayne County

Minnesota

Anoka County Cottonwood County Dakota County Hennepin County Jackson County Kandiyohi County Lincoln County Lyon County Nobles County Pipestone County Ramsey County Watonwan County

Nebraska

Banner County Douglas County Gosper County Howard County McPherson County Sioux County

New Hampshire

Hillsborough County

New Mexico

Bernalillo County Chaves County Colfax County De Baca County Dona Ana County Eddy County Grant County Hidalgo County Las Cruces Lincoln County Los Alamos County Luna County McKinley County Otero County Quay County Rio Arriba County Roosevelt County San Juan County San Miguel County Sandoval County Santa Fe Santa Fe County Sierra County Socorro County Taos County

New York

Albany Albany County Dutchess County Monroe County Nassau County New York City Orange County Putnam County Rockland County Saratoga County Suffolk County Sullivan County Tompkins County Ulster County Warren County Westchester County Yates County

North Carolina

Buncombe County Chatham County Durham County Forsyth County Guilford County Mecklenburg County Orange County Wake County Watauga County

Ohio

Franklin County Hamilton County Lorain County Mahoning County

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Lancaster Lehigh County Montgomery County Northampton County Philadelphia Washington County York

Virginia * Denotes the jurisdiction is part of a regional jail system. Please click on map point for further information.

Albemarle County * Alexandria Alleghany County * Amherst County * Appomattox County * Ashland * Arlington County Augusta County * Bath County * Bedford * Bedford County * Brunswick County * Buchanan County * Campbell County * Caroline County Charles City County * Charlotte County Charlottesville * Chesapeake * Chesterfield County * Colonial Heights * Covington * Dickenson County * Dinwiddie County * Dumfries * Emporia * Essex County * Fairfax County Franklin * Gloucester County Greensville County * Halifax County * Hampton * Hanover County * Harrisonburg * Haymarket * Hopewell * Isle of Wight County * James City County * King and Queen County * King William County * Lee County * Loudoun County Lynchburg * Manassas * Manassas Park * Martinsville Mathews County * Mecklenburg County * Middlesex County * Nelson County * Newport News Norfolk * Northumberland County * Norton * Occoquan * Petersburg * Poquoson * Portsmouth City * Prince George County * Prince William County * Quantico * Rappahannock County * Richmond Richmond County * Rockingham County * Russell County * Scott County * Shenandoah County * Smyth County * Staunton * Suffolk * Surry County * Tazewell County * Virginia Beach * Warren County * Warsaw * Washington County * Waynesborough * Westmoreland County * Williamsburg * Wise County * York County *

Wisconsin

Dane County Milwaukee County Winnebago Correctional Center (state facility)