Huntington Beach city leaders do not hide their support for President Donald Trump and his policies. So, when their town ended up on a sanctuary city list, accused of defying federal law, the mayor didn't mince words.

The Trump administration placed a dozen Massachusetts cities and others across the country on its list of "sanctuary jurisdictions," accusing them of violating federal law.

Riley and Lebanon-based Rep. Adam Mathews took issue with the fact Warren Co. is on the new list of what DHS officials call sanctuary jurisdictions. "There was clearly a mistake here," said Mathews, a Republican.

The Department of Homeland Security today listed “Las Vegas City” as a sanctuary jurisdiction for immigration enforcement, writing in a press release that the hundreds of jurisdictions included “are deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

The Trump administration is putting over 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” on notice that they may be obstructing immigration enforcement.

But those criteria don’t explain why some counties that follow the same state laws and seemingly operate their jails and sheriff’s offices the same way as their neighbors, like Douglas County, somehow avoided inclusion while El Paso was branded as a sanctuary.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s latest budget proposal includes a provision to expand the ability of local police to assist with deportations, marking her latest shift away from the district’s sanctuary city policies.

The new battle in New Jersey over sanctuary laws presents a major moment for President Donald Trump's approach on immigration.