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Oregon governor halts undercover license plates for ICE
The state will keep withholding the plates from ICE while resuming them for other federal agencies, citing sanctuary law and taxpayer risk.
- On Monday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Motor Vehicles to continue withholding undercover license plates from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a state compliance review.
- Kotek cited "repeated violations of state and federal law by ICE agents" causing "unwarranted chaos," enforcing Oregon's sanctuary law that bars agencies from aiding immigration enforcement without judicial warrants.
- Currently, 45 federal agencies participate in the undercover plate program with approximately 1,260 plates in circulation; ICE holds 51 sets, though the DMV will resume issuing plates to other non-immigration federal agencies.
- The U.S. Department of Justice sued Oregon and three other states on May 27, alleging the policy violates the Supremacy Clause; Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called it "obstructionist."
- ICE officials previously labeled the policy "reckless," claiming it impacts investigations, while Oregon DMV Administrator Amy Joyce warned the prospect of litigation is real and emphasized protecting taxpayers from legal risk.
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Oregon to continue blocking undercover plates for ICE officers
Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) on Monday ordered the Oregon DMV to continue halting the issuance of undercover license plates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in resistance to the Trump administration, which has deemed it unconstitutional. A May 28 press release from the Department of Justice said the department filed lawsuits against Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts after each state passed “unconstitutional policies denying …
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