Sacramento - Gov. Gavin Newsom's office sent a letter Friday asking the Trump administration to remove California from its list of shelter jurisdictions, which hindered the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

The DHS this week signed the list under an executive order signed in April that directed federal agencies to determine funding to sanctuary cities, counties and states that could be suspended or terminated.

The Newsom office argued in the letter that the federal court ruling dismissed the argument that California law, which is coordinated with immigration authorities' restriction of law enforcement, "illegally obstructs the enforcement of federal immigration laws."

"This list is another head, and even the Trump administration acknowledges that California law has not stopped the federal government from doing its jobs," Newsom said in a statement. "Most immigrants are part of hard-working taxpayers and American families. We are all safer when they feel safe reporting crimes."

California is one of more than six countries that are listed as a shelter for undocumented immigrants by self-identification. Forty-eight counties and dozens of cities, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego and San Francisco, are listed on the Trump administration’s list in more than 500 jurisdictions nationwide.

The state strengthens its asylum policy, which takes effect after Trump first won the post, under a law signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown. State officials then try to strike a balance in preventing local law enforcement resources from being used to aggregate otherwise law-abiding immigration without hindering the federal government’s ability to enforce its laws within the state.

For example, local police cannot arrest someone on a deportation order alone, nor can they keep someone’s extra time to transfer to immigration authorities. But if state law does allow local governments to work with U.S. immigration and customs law enforcement, transfer them to federal custody if they are convicted of a felony or certain misdemeanor within a given time frame. These restrictions do not apply to state prison officials who can coordinate with federal authorities.

The law has been a tricky approach to the Trump administration’s campaign to strengthen deportation, and the president has used the effort as an effort to get rid of criminals, although also targeting immigrants who have not been convicted before.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a press release announcing the list that politicians in the shelter community “endanger Americans and our law enforcement agencies to protect violent criminal illegal foreigners.”

"We are exposing these asylum politicians who avoid illegal foreign criminal foreigners and violate federal laws," Norm said. "President Trump and I will always put the security of the American people first. Sanctuary politicians are paying attention: comply with federal laws."

The Trump administration's assertion that California's asylum policy protects criminals from deportation appears to be against Irk Newsom repeatedly. Trump's threat to withholding federal funds could also be a possible gubernatorial proposal to cut billions of dollars in state plans to offset state budget deficits in the coming year.

The Department of Homeland Security said jurisdictions will receive formal notices of non-compliance with federal laws and require cities, counties and states to immediately modify their policies.