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Evan Vucci/APPresident Donald Trump’s budget office this week ordered most government agencies to compile data on the federal money that is sent to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia in what it describes as a tool to “reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds.” -
Quentin Young/Colorado NewslineThe idea comes as a result of a legislative workgroup convened last year to study the issue of inappropriate usage of automated license plate recognition software employed by law enforcement agencies in Oregon and nationwide.
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Courts have blocked previous Trump administration attempts to cut funding to sanctuary jurisdictions. Both Oregon and California have statewide sanctuary laws. -
Marion County is enlisting the support of other local governments as it seeks to clarify its obligations under Oregon’s sanctuary law. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday pushed back against claims from the federal government that the state is obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts because of its sanctuary law. -
Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Oregon could not accept some $15 million in federal grants without violating its sanctuary state status. -
Gov. Tina Kotek was one of dozens of elected officials across the country to receive the letter. -
The U.S. Department of Justice promises more litigation is coming. Top attorneys for Oregon and Washington say their sanctuary laws are on sound legal footing. -
State entities reported a big uptick in federal requests for help with immigration enforcement. -
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies -
The county Board of Commissioners discussed, but did not vote on, a resolution at odds with Oregon law. -
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional. -
The Eureka City Council overwhelmingly voted to become a sanctuary city on Tuesday night. The city decided to do it in the face of possible backlash from the federal government. -
California passed a sanctuary state law to protect immigrants during the first Trump administration. Now, a sheriff wants to test it at the beginning of the second.
