"Appleton is not and never claimed to be a sanctuary city," said Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna in a statement to NBC26 Friday.
That statement made after the websitePolitico listed Appleton as a sanctuary city.
"The sad part is for us as immigrants it's not leaving the country and going home, the sad part is that this country opened their doors for us," said Mexican immigrant and U.S. worker, Vasilisa Hernandez.
Since the news broke, Appleton Police say calls have been flooding into their office of people concerned for their safety.
"We will continue to honor, detain our detainees, cooperate with the federal government if they ask for our assistance, but we will not go out and seek or look for undocumented immigrants," explained Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order withholding funds from sanctuary cities in an effort to report undocumented workers to the Immigration and Nationalization Services. The move by the President is receiving mixed reaction.
"What a thing to teach our kids when we don't have a law that we don't like we don't obey it, you know and that's basically what sanctuary cities are doing," explained Outagamie County Republican Chairman, Jim Duncan.
On the other end of the fence is Hernandez who says, "It's people who've been living here for a long time, they play in the same playground with your kids, they live in the same cities."
Police and city leaders say there's nothing to fear saying the executive order changes nothing with how they handle undocumented workers in Northeast Wisconsin.
