Here are the 5 sanctuary states where most illegal immigrants live

Topping the list is California, with 21.8 percent of illegal immigrants living there. This is followed by New York, at 6.2 percent, New Jersey, at 4.1 percent, Illinois, at 3.8 percent, and Washington, at 2.7 percent. Additionally, 5.9 percent of illegal immigrants live in "sanctuary localities within non-sanctuary states," and 5.4 percent live in a combination of three states, Maryland, New Mexico, and Virginia, which are "states treated as sanctuaries."

This comes as President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to conduct mass deportations under his second term in the White House. In California, cities such as Los Angeles have said that they will not comply, with new LAPD Chief of Police Jim McDonnell saying that "LAPD will protect our immigrant community, LAPD officers will not take action to determine a person’s immigration status, and will not arrest someone for their status, and LAPD will not assist with mass deportations."

In New York, Mayor Eric Adams of the Big Apple has said that his city will work with the incoming administration and has sat down with Trump’s border czar Tom Homan to talk about the border crisis. Adams said on his meeting with Homan, "We both agreed on: violent individuals should not remain in our country. We have laws here in the city on how that could be handled. My legal team is going to sit down with his legal team to make the determination if an executive order can change” the sanctuary city limitations.

Homan has said that mass deportations would begin in Chicago, Illinois, saying of Mayor Brandon Johnson, "If he doesn't want to help, get the hell out of the way. If he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien – I will prosecute him."