SAN FRANCISCO - Two Bay Area cities have landed on a list of sanctuary jurisdictions that "impede enforcement of federal immigration laws," according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

San Francisco and Berkeley are two of 18 cities the DOJ identified in a list released this week as having policies, regulations, or laws that impede immigration enforcement.

"The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.

In the last several months, the DOJ has filed lawsuits against sanctuary jurisdictions to "compel compliance" with federal immigration law, including N

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