Under HB 3551, state and local law enforcement could work with federal immigration authorities on violent felonies, felony sex offenses and Class A misdemeanors.

The state of Oregon and the city of Portland sued the Trump administration during his first term in 2018 over similar threats to sanctuary cities. The courts sided with the city and state ...

“That threat was realized this week when the federal government filed a lawsuit challenging sanctuary laws in the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.” Oregon was the first state to pass ...