Gov. Bob Ferguson said he will defend a Washington law that restricts state and local policing agencies from cooperating and participating in the enforcement of federal immigration law.

“Let me be very clear: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations,” Ferguson said Tuesday.

His remarks, delivered in the state capitol surrounded by a collection of elected officials and immigrant rights advocates, come as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi threatens criminal prosecution of state officials who use their “official positions to obstruct federal immigration enforcement efforts.”

It was the latest salvo in the Trump Administration’s fight against states with sanctuary laws.

In letters sent last Wednesday to Ferguson, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harr

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