--- title: Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City description: President Donald Trump's administration is no longer treating Florida's Miami-Dade County as a so-called "sanctuary city" canonical: https://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-08T00:15:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:53:57.847Z article:section: Politics og:title: Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to Trump og:description: Miami-Dade County has been complying with Trump's immigration policies og:url: https://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75c3c787c1166384/6988d8c60b72e3882f6eef34/trump-sanctuary-cities-miami.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4155 og:image:height: 2337 og:image:alt: -Sanctuary Cities Chicago og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to Trump twitter:description: Miami-Dade County has been complying with Trump's immigration policies twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75c3c787c1166384/6988d8c60b72e3882f6eef34/trump-sanctuary-cities-miami.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to the Trump Administration > Sponsored content. 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In this Aug. 4, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaks during a news conference on at the Justice Department in Washington. Andrew Harnik—AP  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Aug 8, 2017 12:15 AM UTC The Trump Administration is no longer treating [Florida’s Miami-Dade County](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article165837497.html) as a so-called “sanctuary city,” after the county began extending the detentions of local inmates who are being sought for deportation — a practice in accordance with President Trump’s immigration policies. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, a Republican, said Saturday that he had received a letter from Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Alan Hanson confirming the county’s compliance, [according to the Miami _Herald_](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article165837497.html). “Based on the materials you have provided, we found no evidence that Miami Dade County is currently out of compliance with section 1373,” Hanson [wrote](http://www.miamidade.gov/mayor/library/memos-and-reports/2017/08/08.05.17-DOJ-Determination-on-Miami-Dade-Countys-Compliance-with-1373-003.pdf), referencing a policy requiring that local law enforcement agencies comply with [detainer requests](https://www.ice.gov/detainer-policy) and share immigration information with federal authorities. “As a reminder, complying with section 1373 is an ongoing requirement that the Office of Justice Programs will continue to monitor.” Trump has threatened to [cut off certain federal grants](http://time.com/4753002/sanctuary-cities-federal-grants-spending/) from sanctuary cities. Miami-Dade County received a warning letter in April because it had been identified as a sanctuary city under the Obama Administration, [according to the _Herald_](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article146091594.html). In the warning letter, the Justice Department threatened to cancel a federal grant that the county receives annually. 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