Johns Creek, Georgia—a metro-Atlanta suburb repeatedly cited as the top-ranked “safest” community in the U.S. News crime subcategory—is governed under Georgia’s HB 1105 / Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, which pushes local agencies toward cooperation and adds penalties for “sanctuary” restrictions. “If you are in our country illegally and committing crimes, you have no place in Georgia,” Gov. The list also includes places in jurisdictions where cooperation policy is contested or shifting. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed cities’ cooperation with ICE during a recent press briefing.