The Department of Homeland Security removed President Donald Trump’s sanctuary cities target list which included non-sanctuary cities like Huntington Beach days after first releasing it online.

As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, the list was not available on the department’s website.

The list’s disappearance comes as local elected leaders across the country including Huntington Beach Mayor Pat Burns questioned why their city made the the list of 500 states, counties and cities published online Thursday.

[Read: How Did OC’s Most MAGA City Council End Up on Trump’s Sanctuary City List?]

Burns said that he spoke to people at the Department of Homeland Security about being included on the list and said it was inaccurate.

“It’s what gives government a bad name. It’s such a bad report, it’s so inaccurate, and they’re threatening to take things away from people who are very pro of what the federal government wants,” Burns said in a Monday phone interview.

“Somebody screwed up.”

In a Monday email, an unnamed Department of Homeland Security spokesperson reiterated that the list was constantly being reviewed and could change at any time.

“Designation of a sanctuary jurisdiction is based on the evaluation of numerous factors, including self-identification as a Sanctuary Jurisdiction, noncompliance with Federal law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws, restrictions on information sharing, and legal protections for illegal aliens,” reads the email.

It is unclear when the list will be reposted online and if Surf City will still be on it.

Huntington Beach City Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark, who is running for State Assembly, said she was glad the “erroneous” list was taken down.

“It is incredibly frustrating that such inaccurate information was even made public in the first place,” she said in a Monday phone interview.

“This is a clear example of the lack of digital diligence that we’re seeing from the government agencies, and it’s exactly the kind of mistake that fuels public distrust.”

Van Der Mark said they should fact check the list before releasing it again to prevent any misunderstandings. 

Huntington Beach’s Non-Sanctuary Stance 

HB’s all Republican, pro-MAGA city council members voted to direct city police officers to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents one day after Trump’s inauguration in January. 

[Read: Huntington Beach Disregards California’s Sanctuary Laws, Directs Police to Work With ICE]

Nonetheless, Huntington Beach was the only Orange County city to be included on the Department of Homeland Security’s list.

Santa Ana – the only town in OC to declare itself a sanctuary city – was not on the initial list.

Burns said he is confident that Huntington Beach won’t be on a revised version of the list but doesn’t know if other OC cities will be.

“Santa Ana wants to be on it, they’re proud of it, and they weren’t on it. That’s kind of what’s funny. It’s polar opposites – one should have been on it, one shouldn’t have,” he said. “Hopefully they make it right.”

Van Der Mark said she hopes it will be corrected and she is glad it was taken down.

“This is government, and unfortunately, a lot of mistakes are made,” she said.

Department of Homeland Security officials didn’t answer questions about the discrepancies on the initial list released last week. 

A day after the list went public, Huntington Beach and Burns issued a news release stating Surf City’s inclusion on the list was a mistake.

“We adopted a formal policy on this. It went before the council, and we unanimously agreed that Huntington Beach is not a sanctuary city. We took deliberate action to make our non-sanctuary stance clear,” said Burns in a May 30 news release.

“I’ve done plenty of media interviews on this — there should be no confusion whatsoever that we are a non-sanctuary city.”

OC Cities Wrestle With ICE Notifications 

The list comes as officials in some of OC’s larger cities including Santa Ana grapple with whether to tell residents how often Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Department of Homeland Security officials are active in their town.

It also comes as local activists report federal agents arresting people including children at the immigration court in Santa Ana.

[Read: OC Leaders Face Off Against Whether to Tell Residents How Often ICE is in Town]

Meanwhile, Santa Ana City Council members are assessing the risks of disclosing ICE courtesy calls about immigration enforcement operations to the public.

There, Homeland Security agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have made 42 courtesy calls about their activities throughout the city between Jan. 22 to April 26 according to records reviewed by Voice of OC. 

In Anaheim, Homeland Security agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have made 46 courtesy calls about their activities throughout the city between Jan. 24 and May 8.

In Garden Grove, federal agents from the same agencies have made 25 courtesy calls about their activities throughout the city between Jan. 26 and May 5.

In a news release from the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said federal officials are eying local officials who support sanctuary policies. 

“We are exposing these sanctuary politicians who harbor criminal illegal aliens and defy federal law. President Trump and I will always put the safety of the American people first. Sanctuary politicians are on notice: comply with federal law.”

Hosam Elattar is a Voice of OC reporter and corps member with Report for America, a GroundTruth initiative. Contact him at helattar@voiceofoc.org or on Twitter @ElattarHosam.