Oregon AG Sues Trump Over Sanctuary State Funding - Oregon's 18th Lawsuit, Costing Over $100,000   Oregon Public Broadcasting reports: Oregon sued the Trump administration Friday over a requirement the state work with immigration authorities if it wants to receive more than $4 million in federal grants. The U.S. Department of Justice distributes Byrne JAG grants, which are used by jurisdictions across the country to help law enforcement fund new initiatives and fight crime. Last November, the Department of Justice released a list of jurisdictions it says weren’t complying with 8 U.S.C. 1373, a federal law that promotes information sharing between local law enforcement and the federal government when it comes to immigration enforcement. The list included both Multnomah County and the state of Oregon. Oregon is a sanctuary state and prohibits local and state resources from enforcing federal immigration law if a person’s only crime is being the the country unlawfully. “Defendants have implied in correspondence with Oregon officials that these statutes violate federal law by preventing cooperation between law enforcement and immigration authorities,” Oregon’s lawsuit states. “But in the statutes requiring Defendants to distribute Byrne JAG funds to states and localities, Congress did not impose any condition requiring states to have laws that aid Defendants’ implementation of federal immigration policy.” In 2017, Oregon lawmakers passed another bill aimed and strengthening the state’s sanctuary law. That bill prohibits public agencies from releasing personal information for “the purpose of enforcement of federal immigration laws.” The statue makes exceptions for information required by state or federal law. “For years, these grants have provided millions of dollars to law enforcement in Oregon,” Rosenblum said in a statement. “Suddenly these public safety funds have been withdrawn because Oregon will not submit to U.S. DOJ’s demand that Oregon participate in its immigration enforcement efforts.” The U.S. DOJ withheld more than $2 million from the state in 2017, the lawsuit states. Oregon officials says they also don’t expect to receive the $2 million applied for this year. California and Illinois have filed similar lawsuits.   This is at least the 18th lawsuit against Trump that Oregon has filed, which has cost Oregon taxpayers over $100,000 as of this past June. This is the same “department of justice” that can’t keep track of 1000 convicted predatory sex offenders.   Ellen Rosenblum prefers to have rapists and child molesters walking the streets as long as it means pursuing frivolous, grandstanding lawsuits against President Trump in defense of illegal aliens.   by Brock Simmons November 21, 2018 (thegatewaypundit.com) Full article Here