The Department of Homeland Security published the list and said that each jurisdiction will receive a formal notice of non-compliance.

The list accuses communities of defying enforcement of federal immigration law and threatens the loss of federal grants and contracts.

The Trump administration is putting over 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” on notice that they may be obstructing immigration enforcement.

Maryland could lose billions in federal funding after being declared a self-identifying “Sanctuary State Jurisdiction” by the Trump administration.

But those criteria don’t explain why some counties that follow the same state laws and seemingly operate their jails and sheriff’s offices the same way as their neighbors, like Douglas County, somehow avoided inclusion while El Paso was branded as a sanctuary.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s latest budget proposal includes a provision to expand the ability of local police to assist with deportations, marking her latest shift away from the district’s sanctuary city policies.

The new battle in New Jersey over sanctuary laws presents a major moment for President Donald Trump's approach on immigration.