{"id":2609243,"date":"2026-06-01T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-to-continue-blocking-undercover-plates-for-ice-officers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:02:53","slug":"oregon-to-continue-blocking-undercover-plates-for-ice-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-to-continue-blocking-undercover-plates-for-ice-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon to continue blocking undercover plates for ICE officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-to-continue-blocking-undercover-plates-for-ice-officers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gov. Tina kotek has directed the Oregon DMV to keep pausing the issuance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-states-over-undercover-license-plates-restrictions-for-federal-agents\/\" title=\"... sues ...s over undercover l...nse plates restrictions for ...\">undercover license plates<\/a> for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the Trump governance has improperly labeled the practice unconstitutional and that ICE agents have repeatedly undermined public safety and community trust.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after the Department of Justice sued several states-including Oregon-arguing that denying confidential plates to federal agents threatens the safety and effectiveness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> and should not be barred. Kotek\u2019s office counters that oregon state law prohibits participation in immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant, and it claims ICE has violated both state and federal law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) on Monday<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.oregon.gov\/oregon-newsroom\/OR\/GOV\/Posts\/Post\/governor-kotek-directs-oregon-dmv-to-stop-issuing-undercover-license-plates-to-ice\"> <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apps.oregon.gov\/oregon-newsroom\/OR\/GOV\/Posts\/Post\/governor-kotek-directs-oregon-dmv-to-stop-issuing-undercover-license-plates-to-ice&#038;sa=D&#038;source=docs&#038;ust=1780344929280183&#038;usg=AOvVaw35Tm2yGm_7bFyq1_VH5IXJ\">ordered<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A May 28<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-sues-states-denying-undercover-license-plates-federal-law-enforcement\"> press release<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1551\">Department of Justice<\/a> said the department filed lawsuits against Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts after each state passed \u201cunconstitutional policies denying confidential license plates to federal agents,\u201d arguing the policies threatened the effectiveness and safety of federal agents. \u201cIf federal agents cannot use confidential plates, dangerous individuals can track and evade law enforcement. There is no justification for states to deny confidential license plates to federal agents,\u201d the DOJ said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4589704\/white-house-warns-delaney-hall-ice-protesters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House warns ICE protesters: \u2018Play stupid games, win stupid prizes\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4588769\/dhs-mikie-sherrill-delaney-hall-ice\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DHS dismisses Sherrill claim she solved Delaney Hall problems: \u2018We did not cave\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4588319\/new-jersey-state-police-clash-protester-delaney-hall\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New Jersey State Police clash with protesters at Delaney Hall after Sherrill\u2019s intervention<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, Kotek\u2019s<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.oregon.gov\/oregon-newsroom\/OR\/GOV\/Posts\/Post\/governor-kotek-directs-oregon-dmv-to-stop-issuing-undercover-license-plates-to-ice\"> announcement<\/a> says she is ordering the DMV to continue its pause on issuing undercover plates to ICE and claims federal agents have repeatedly breached public safety and community trust. Kotek\u2019s office provided a link to the announcement when contacted by the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b\u201cICE agents have repeatedly engaged in illegitimate activities, causing unwarranted chaos, sowing fear, and damaging the relationship between law enforcement and our communities,\u201d Kotek wrote in a release. \u201cOregon will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-to-withhold-funding-if-local-school-boards-maintain-unlawful-mask-orders\/\" title=\"Fla. to withhold funding if local school boards maintain unlawful mask orders\">follow state law<\/a> and ensure we do not aid these unlawful immigration enforcement efforts.\u201d The statement says allowing masked and unidentified agents to operate in unmarked vehicles has terrorized local Oregon communities and resulted in \u201cchaos, violence, and even death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581682\/trump-cabinet-takeaways-iran\/\">FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP\u2019S 12TH CABINET MEETING<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oregon.public.law\/statutes\/ors_805.060#google_vignette\">State law<\/a> \u201cprohibits state and local law enforcement or public agencies from participating directly or indirectly in immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant,\u201d the release says and claims ICE officers have consistently violated both state and federal law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >orders obstructing federal law enforcement \u201cundermine federal immigration enforcement<\/a>, allow dangerous criminals to escape justice, and terrorize American communities.\u201d The DOJ press release, updated Monday, says Blanche has instructed the department\u2019s Civil Division to identify \u201cstate and local laws, policies, and practices\u201d that violate or impede federal law and operations, with the lawsuit intended to target policies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-could-arrest-california-police-who-enforce-no-mask-law-fahey\/\" title=\"... could arrest California pol... who enforce no-mask law: Fahey\">thwart federal law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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