ICE temporarily stops publishing weekly report of declined detainers

President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure so-called sanctuary cities to abide by federal immigration officials' requests have met a roadblock.

Immigration officials have temporarily suspended the publication of a weekly report that listed jurisdictions not complying with detainer requests.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issues detainer requests to local law enforcement agencies to let them know federal officials intend to take custody of individuals before local authorities release them. The requests ask agencies to hold individuals for up to 48 hours.

President Donald Trump ordered this weekly report in a Jan. 25 executive order. To date, three reports have been published, according to ICE's website.

ICE's Declined Detainer Outcome Report also listed the crimes individuals who were released by local authorities had been charged for or committed.

Multiple jurisdictions that appeared on ICE's reports challenged the accuracy of the information.

The immigration agency posted corrections on its website saying that due to a data processing error, a past report had attributed issued detainers to the wrong jurisdictions, including Franklin County, Iowa. Other jurisdictions were also incorrectly identified as having declined detainers.

"ICE remains committed to publishing the most accurate information available regarding declined detainers across the country and continues to analyze and refine its reporting methodologies," Sarah Rodriguez, ICE spokeswoman said in a statement.

Publication will temporarily cease as ICE analyzes its reporting methods, Rodriguez said.

The declined detainer report "has already sparked important conversations between ICE and law enforcement agencies across the nation, and the revised report will add to this discussion," Rodriguez said.

Jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with immigration authorities are commonly described as "sanctuary cities" for immigrants in the country illegally. Trump has promised to cut their federal funding.

ICE's weekly report is one of multiple initiatives taken by the Trump administration to achieve this promise. We continue to rate this promise In the Works.