--- description: President Donald Trump's administration is no longer treating Florida's Miami-Dade County as a so-called "sanctuary city" title: Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to Trump image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75c3c787c1166384/6988d8c60b72e3882f6eef34/trump-sanctuary-cities-miami.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Immigration](/tag/immigration/) ## Immigration Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to the Trump Administration  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 8, 2017 12:15 AM CUT  In this Aug. 4, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaks during a news conference on at the Justice Department in Washington. 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](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 8, 2017 12:15 AM CUT The Trump Administration is no longer treating [Florida’s Miami-Dade County](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article165837497.html "undefined") 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 "undefined"). “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 "undefined"), referencing a policy requiring that local law enforcement agencies comply with [detainer requests](https://www.ice.gov/detainer-policy "undefined") 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/ "undefined") 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 "undefined"). In the warning letter, the Justice Department threatened to cancel a federal grant that the county receives annually. Gimenez said Saturday that because of its compliance, Miami-Dade County is eligible for the $481,347 grant, which will be used by the Miami-Dade Police Department. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to the Trump Administration","datePublished":"2017-08-08T00:15:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:53:57.847Z","description":"Miami-Dade County has been complying with Trump's immigration policies","url":"https://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/","keywords":["Immigration","White House","Miami","Florida","Donald Trump","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75c3c787c1166384/6988d8c60b72e3882f6eef34/trump-sanctuary-cities-miami.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75c3c787c1166384/6988d8c60b72e3882f6eef34/trump-sanctuary-cities-miami.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"-Sanctuary Cities Chicago","caption":"-Sanctuary Cities Chicago","creditText":"Andrew Harnik—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/immigration/","name":"Immigration"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4890845/miami-sanctuary-city-immigration-donald-trump/","name":"Miami Is No Longer a Sanctuary City — At Least According to the Trump Administration"}}]}] ```