Marion County on Wednesday released records that officials had withheld from federal immigration authorities over concerns they would be violating state law.

The county hasn’t complied with subpoenas from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August seeking the same documents and information on four men serving parole on local charges.

Marion County officials instead filed a federal lawsuit Aug. 18, asking a court to rule on whether the county could provide that information to ICE. County officials asked a judge to resolve what they say are conflicts between Oregon’s sanctuary law, federal law and Oregon’s public records law.

The county in public statements maintained that the records would ordinarily be disclosed in response to a public records request. Responding to such a requ

See Full Page