WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP / WRN) — Two Wisconsin counties and two cities are among hundreds of local governments listed as “sanctuary jurisdictions” by the Trump administration.
Officials in Madison and Milwaukee said it’s unclear what landed them on the Department of Homeland Security list. Both vote heavily Democratic and have significant immigrant communities but neither has any sort of formal declaration as a sanctuary city.
Dane County and Shawano County in northeastern Wisconsin are also on the list. The Shawano County administrator said its inclusion must have been a mistake. Shawano County voted 67% for President Donald Trump in 2024.
DHS noted on its website that the list can be reviewed and changed at any time. The list was published Thursday on the Department of Homeland Security’s website but on Sunday there was a “Page Not Found” error message in its place.