Oregon AG Rayfield, Gov. Kotek open to updating sanctuary laws after Marion County courthouse arrest

Oregon AG Rayfield, Gov. Kotek open to updating sanctuary laws after Marion County courthouse arrest

After a local sheriff’s office presided over immigration agents’ arrest of a man inside a Marion County courthouse without a judicial warrant, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield jumped into action. The Oregon Department of Justice…

Oregon AG, governor open to updating sanctuary laws after courthouse arrest - The Daily Chronicle

After a local sheriff’s office presided over immigration agents’ arrest of a man inside a Marion County courthouse without a judicial warrant, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield jumped into action.  The Oregon Department of Justice announced an inquiry into the incident to determine whether the incident warranted “legal action.” It came amid concern that the arrest violated Oregon’s sanctuary law, which prohibits suc…