Federal authorities asked Oregon law enforcement agencies 95 times for some kind of assistance with immigration enforcement over the course of the past 12 months, according to an annual state report released this week.
The number represents a 265% increase from federal immigration agencies – from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 – compared to the previous reporting period.
Since 1987, Oregon has been a sanctuary state, which bars local and state resources from being used to enforce federal immigration law. In the years since, the state lawmakers have strengthened protections and rights for immigrants, including access to health care and driver’s licenses. Starting in 2021, lawmakers also required public agencies to report attempts by immigration authorities to circumvent the state’s law to the Criminal Justice Commission, which issues the annual report…