DOJ Says ‘Discriminatory and Obstructionist Policies’ in These Blue States Endanger ICE Agents
Fred Lucas
• June 1, 2026
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tina Kotek speaks with members of the media before casting her ballot at a ballot drop box on November 2, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. Oregon's 2022 gubernatorial race has garnered national attention in recent weeks as Kotek's Republican opponent, Christine Drazan, has risen in the polls to draw within striking distance of victory. Oregon has not elected a Republican governor since 1982. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
Oregon Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek, pictured here as a candidate in the gubernatorial contest of 2022. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
Four blue states are putting federal agents in danger in an effort to hinder immigration enforcement, a Justice Department action contends.
On Monday, days after a Justice Department lawsuit, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, ordered state agencies to continue denying undercover license plates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
This marks one of the latest federal-state conflicts in which blue state governors have vowed to resist President Donald Trump’s policies.
In lawsuits filed late last week against the states of Maine and Massachusetts on the East Coast and against the states of Washington and Oregon on the West Coast, the Justice Department alleges that state policies denying confidential license plates to federal agents are unconstitutional.
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