Awaiting Trump’s ‘sanctuary’ list, a sheriff who rejected pact with ICE warns of possible shaming
May 20, 2025
An Iowa sheriff is warning his county may be publicly shamed by the Trump administration for insufficiently backing the president’s immigration agenda. Dubuque County Sheriff Joe Kennedy says he is “more than happy” to help but he doesn’t want to get stuck paying for immigration enforcement and he wants to retain enough jail space for other responsibilities. President Donald Trump ordered a list by May 28 of “sanctuary” jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities but didn’t elaborate on the criteria. Kennedy has made clear that his reluctance to enforce immigration law is not about politics.
