How have sanctuary cities and counties affected the administration's efforts to deport criminal aliens?

Sanctuary cities and counties have been significant obstacles to immigration enforcement efforts. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem describes them as a struggle for the administration's deportation objectives. To address this challenge, Noem is collaborating with the Department of Justice and Pam Bondi to leverage all available legal authorities. Their strategy focuses on prosecuting offenders to the fullest extent of the law while ensuring criminal aliens are properly handled where jurisdictional access is possible.