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A federal judge has overthrown a lawsuit filed by Marion County that asked whether county officials are allowed to follow federal immigration subpoenas under Oregon’s sanctuary law.
The issue relates to subpoenas sent by the federal government to Marion, Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties.
The subpoenas requested personal information about immigrants who had been convicted of crimes.
The counties were informed that the information was required by federal immigration officials to locate and deport the individuals in question.
According to Marion County’s lawsuit, some of the crimes involved serious offenses, including rape, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and robbery.
While Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties refused to comply with the subpoenas, Marion County then requested that a court to clarify whether it was legally permitted to provide the information.
Oregon’s sanctuary law prohibits local law enforcement agencies from assisting federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement.
However, the law does allow cooperation if federal officials first obtain a court-approved warrant or judicial order.
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