RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- After the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a list of what it called "sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law," which included many Virginia localities, it has since disappeared from the department's website.

On Thursday, May 19, the department released a list of counties and cities in many states, including 33 counties and cities in Virginia that it said are "sanctuary jurisdictions," which, it said, "protect dangerous criminal aliens."

The list was created to "identify sanctuary jurisdictions," according to the department, which it said are determined by factors like "compliance with federal law enforcement, information restrictions and legal protections for illegal aliens."

The department said each jurisdiction in the list would rec

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