PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After Marion County filed a federal lawsuit seeking clarity on Oregon’s sanctuary state law, several Oregon counties are signing on to a letter in support of the litigation.

Marion County’s lawsuit was filed in August -- seeking a federal court's opinion on whether the county has the authority to turn over parole records of four alleged undocumented immigrants under Oregon's sanctuary law.

Marion County’s lawsuit comes after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents served subpoenas to the county on August 1, requesting the records of four people on parole for crimes including multiple rape convictions, multiple sexual abuse convictions and convictions for kidnapping/robbery. According to court documents, a fifth subpoena was served for an individual whose identi

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