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'This Ends Now': AG Bondi Threatens PNW Leaders over Sanctuary Jurisdictions
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued 32 demand letters threatening legal action and funding cuts to sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide for impeding federal immigration enforcement, DOJ said.
- Demand letters were sent on August 15, 2025, warning Oregon officials of funding cuts or prosecution, as Oregon Governor Tina Kotek confirmed receipt, the Attorney General said.
- The U.S. Department of Justice released on August 5 a list of sanctuary jurisdictions including 12 states, four counties, and 18 cities.
- With sanctuary protections dating back to 1987, Oregon's 2021 Sanctuary Promise Act expanded the law by banning immigration detention agreements and creating enforcement systems, according to the state of Oregon.
- Defying federal threats, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek pledged to defend sanctuary laws after a DOJ letter threatened funding cuts, despite a federal judge's April injunction.
- Legal challenges from Oregon officials emerge as the DOJ threatens Portland over sanctuary laws, with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield involved in lawsuits this year.
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Trump DOJ Gives Sanctuary Jurisdictions One Week to Submit to Immigration Law
(The National Pulse)—U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Thursday that 32 letters have been sent out to sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide, giving them a week to comply with federal immigration laws or face action from the Department of Justice (DOJ). “Any sanctuary Jurisdiction that continues to put illegal aliens ahead of American citizens can either come to the table or see us in court,” she warned in a statement posted to social med…
AG Bondi Announces Major Legal Campaign Against Sanctuary Cities - The American Tribune.com
The Trump Administration is continuing its campaign against sanctuary cities, as shown by Attorney General Pam Bondi sending, on Thursday, August 14, a slew of demand letters to the various states, counties, and cities that are considered sanctuary cities by the standards of the Trump Administration, and thus will face potentially severe federal reprisals. As background, AG Bondi and the DOJ, along with Tom Homan, previously put all of the sanct…
Trump DOJ Gives Sanctuary Jurisdictions One Week to Submit to Immigration Law.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide have a week to comply with federal immigration laws or face action from the Department of Justice (DOJ).WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ, sanctuary cities, counties, and states.WHEN & WHERE: August 2025, United States.KEY QUOTE: “Any sanctuary Jurisdiction that continues to put illegal aliens ahead of American citizens can either come to the table or see us i…
Trump officials tell Oregon to abandon sanctuary law or face consequences
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek was among dozens of elected officials throughout the country who received a warning from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi this week, as the governor continues to proclaim support for sanctuary laws that have rankled the Trump administration. In letters that went out Thursday, Bondi said sanctuary jurisdictions could lose federal funding, and officials there could face criminal prosecution, if the Justice Department determin…
'This ends now': AG Bondi threatens PNW leaders over sanctuary jurisdictions
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multiple leaders from Oregon and Washington received letters from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Aug. 14 after she called out the sanctuary jurisdictions on X. The letter demands that sanctuary cities and states comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts, and gives them until Aug. 19 to respond with their agreement. "Any sanctuary jurisdiction that continues to put illegal aliens ahead of American citizens ca…
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