When President Trump starts his efforts to deport illegal immigrants in January, he will face challenges from “sanctuary jurisdictions” that do not fully support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Sanctuary jurisdictions are state or local governments that hinder enforcement by not complying with ICE requests, limiting access for ICE agents, or blocking information sharing with federal officers.
To understand the impact of these sanctuary jurisdictions, it is necessary to estimate the number of illegal immigrants living in them. Roughly eight million illegal immigrants, which is about 56 percent of the national total, are found in sanctuary areas. These include 13 states plus Washington D. C. that have statewide sanctuary laws, covering around 45 percent of the illegal immigrant population, with California alone accounting for 21. 8 percent. Additionally, three other states do not have statewide laws but have many local sanctuaries, housing about 751,000 illegal immigrants.
There are also 822,000 illegal immigrants residing in sanctuary areas within non-sanctuary states. States focused on enforcement, like Texas and Florida, do not allow local sanctuaries by law and serve as models for other states to follow. Removing sanctuaries will greatly help the Trump administration in its enforcement efforts.
To estimate illegal immigrant numbers, previous analysis based on the American Community Survey was used, which may not reflect changes since the Biden administration. The total U. S. illegal immigrant population is estimated at 14 million, but this number comes with a level of uncertainty as actual counts may be higher. Certain smaller sanctuaries were excluded from the analysis for practicality.
https://cis.org/Richwine/How-Many-Illegal-Aliens-Reside-Sanctuary-Jurisdictions
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