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Attorney General Pam Bondi received a response this week from the governor of the first state to pass "sanctuary" legislation, after she had warned it was engaged in "policies and procedures that hinder federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States."

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, confirmed receipt of Bondi’s original letter from the prior week, writing back that she "respectfully disagree[s]" with Bondi’s assertion.

"The State of Oregon, its public officials, and its law enforcement officers do not engage in conduct that thwarts federal immigration enforcement ," Kotek said, noting the Beaver State passed America’s first sanctuary state law in 1987.

State Rep. Rocky Baril

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