In a letter to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek sent on Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to take legal action against the state for prohibiting law enforcement and other public agencies from cooperating with federal officials on immigration enforcement.
Oregon was one of dozens of sanctuary states and cities across the United States that received letters from Bondi, she said in an interview with Fox News. In the letters, Bondi pledged to take action against each jurisdiction if they do not commit to repealing any policies that “impede federal immigration enforcement” by Tuesday.
“You are hereby notified that your jurisdiction has been identified as one that engages in sanctuary policies and practices that thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interes