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Yes, I want to chip in to support Oaklandside\u2019s work!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, the Trump administration posted a new list of \u201csanctuary jurisdictions\u201d that may face legal action by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The administration had unveiled an initial list last May<\/a> of more than 500 state and local governments, including Oakland and Alameda County, that it claimed were obstructing immigration enforcement. That typo-riddled list was soon removed from the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s website<\/a> after critics pointed out it included several pro-Trump local governments that had not adopted sanctuary policies, but a version was preserved<\/a> by the Internet Archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the new, shorter version, Oakland and Alameda County are missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Never miss a story.<\/strong> Sign up for The Oaklandside\u2019s free daily newsletter.<\/strong>Email<\/p>\n\n\n\n The list was part of the administration\u2019s efforts to target communities, states and jurisdictions that it says aren\u2019t doing enough to help its immigration enforcement agenda and the promises the president made to deport more than 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new announcement doesn\u2019t appear to threaten consequences beyond what the federal government is already doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The shortened list of 35 jurisdictions that was announced Tuesday includes 12 states, the District of Columbia and four counties. California is one of the states, along with several California cities and counties: Berkeley, the city and county of San Francisco, San Diego County, and the city of Los Angeles. The list is composed overwhelmingly of Democratic jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a news release<\/a> announcing the list, Attorney General Pamela Bondi wrote, \u201cThe Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii fired back in her own statement Tuesday, writing that the federal government \u2014 not sanctuary cities \u2014 is responsible for \u201ccausing harm and trauma in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBerkeley continues to take pride in our status as a sanctuary city and we won\u2019t be bullied into abandoning our values,\u201d Ishii wrote. \u201cWe are not backing down. Berkeley is committed to remaining a safe space for all who live, work, and visit here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The City Council unanimously approved a resolution<\/a> \u201creaffirming Berkeley as a sanctuary city\u201d in January, a day after Trump was sworn in for his second term. And Ishii said a Sanctuary City Task Force convened during the first Trump administration meets regularly \u201cto protect our immigrant community through information sharing and coordinated response as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no official definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities. The terms generally describe limited local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Oakland first declared itself<\/a> a \u201crefuge\u201d for immigrants in 1986 and adopted its official sanctuary city ordinance in 2019. Alameda County has called itself a \u201cwelcoming community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration has already sued several local governments on the list over their sanctuary policies, including those in New York, Los Angeles and Denver, as well as four cities in New Jersey<\/a> that prohibit local police from cooperating with immigration authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A number of Bay Area cities \u2014 not only Oakland, but also Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany and Emeryville \u2014 were also named in the administration\u2019s longer list, but left off of the one released Tuesday. Department of Justice officials said the list \u201cis not exhaustive and will be updated as federal authorities gather further information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nico Savidge joined Berkeleyside in 2021 as a senior reporter covering city hall. Born and raised in Berkeley, he got his start in journalism at Youth Radio as a high-schooler in the mid-2000s. Since then, he has covered transportation, law enforcement, education and college sports for the San Jose Mercury News, EdSource, the Wisconsin State Journal, The Janesville Gazette and The Daily Cardinal. A graduate of Berkeley High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he now lives in Oakland with his wife and dog.More by Nico Savidge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trump officials threatened legal action against the 18 cities on the list, including Berkeley and San Francisco. by\u00a0Nico Savidge\u00a0and\u00a0Esther Kaplan Aug. 6, 2025 (Oaklandside.com) Help us tell the Oakland stories that matter to you and your fellow Oaklanders. Yes, I want to chip in to support Oaklandside\u2019s work! On Tuesday,… Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/oaklandside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25157735328165.webp\")
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