Number of ‘sanctuaries’ for illegal immigrants triples, spread to 47 states

Published June 3, 2025 5:58pm ET



The number of “sanctuary” jurisdictions for illegal immigrants has tripled since President Donald Trump won his first election in 2016, and they are now in all but three states.

In a shocking and extensive new report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, shared Tuesday afternoon with Secrets, the number of sanctuary cities and states has grown from about 300 in 2016 to 1,003.

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