Enforcement Priorities Policy Comparisons

July 2017

More than 650 local governments have policies or practices limiting their role in immigration
enforcement. This table represents a sample of jurisdictions who have taken legislative or
executive action (EO) on components similar to those being discussed in Denver.

Policy Component U.S. Jurisdiction

Pitkin County, CO
Philadelphia, PA (EO)
No detainer holds King County, WA
without a judicial warrant Boston, MA
Bernalillo County, New Mexico (EO)
Baltimore, MD (EO)
Los Angeles, CA (EO)
Cook County, IL
Lehigh, PA
Chicago, IL
New York City, NY
San Juan County, WA
Milwaukee County, WI
Middlesex County, NJ

No detainer notifications Pitkin County, CO

without a judicial warrant Philadelphia, PA (EO)
(policies vary from no exceptions to Cook County, IL
named exceptions for certain offenses) Santa Clara County, CA
Fulton County, CA
Chicago, IL
Nashville, TN

Limitation on asking for Pitkin County, CO

or collecting info on City of Boulder, CO
national origin or immigration status (Through policy Boulder County has stopped accepting
SCAPP money to avoid inquiring about status)
Nashville, TN
Los Angeles, CA (EO)
Culver City, CA
New Orleans, LA
Dare County, WI
Amherst, MA
San Francisco, CA

Limitation on using city resources or Pitkin County, CO

personnel (including police) City of Boulder, CO
for civil immigration enforcement Nashville, TN
Santa Clara County, CA
New Orleans, LA
Cook County, IL
Los Angeles, CA (EO)
State of Alaska
Washington D.C.
San Francisco, CA
Amherst, MA
Fulton County, CA
Chicago, IL