The state of Oregon is asking a federal judge to dismiss a Marion County lawsuit over immigration records, saying state law is clear that the county can’t share information about men on parole for local crimes with federal immigration authorities.

Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a motion Monday in Eugene U.S. District Court to dismiss the lawsuit, which county officials filed Aug. 18 to seek clarity on whether they could share contact information and other details about men on parole with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“Because state law unequivocally prohibits Marion County from producing the requested information without a court order, and because the county will suffer no legal consequences from insisting that a court order issue before it complies, there is nothing fur

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