Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday she was ramping up pressure on 32 “sanctuary jurisdictions,” urging them to comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts. “I just sent Sanctuary

"You are hereby notified that Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations," Gov. Bob Ferguson wrote.

On Tuesday, the governor responded to the U.S. attorney general’s recent letter demanding that Washington drop its sanctuary policies.

Kotek's response came after the US Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened legal action if Oregon didn't commit to repealing its sanctuary laws.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on Tuesday vowed that the state would not be intimidated by threats from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi of lawsuits or possible criminal prosecutions against leaders of so-called sanctuary states and cities.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday pushed back against claims from the federal government that the state is obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts because of its sanctuary law.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Fox Business Monday to warn local and state leaders that cooperating with federal immigration policies is no longer optional—it’s mandatory. Bondi ended Washington,

On the day that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi required state officials to respond to her claim that Connecticut is a so-called sanctuary state, Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday said that the term itself has no legal meaning and that the state is in compliance with federal immigration law.

The back-and-forth with the Trump administration over what is a so-called sanctuary state has revved up again as Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed in a letter to state officials that Connecticut is violating federal laws on immigration. "This ends now," Attorney General Pamela Bondi wrote this week, threatening the potential for civil fines.

Bondi’s letter was not entirely unexpected. In April, Trump directed the Justice Department to publish a list of all jurisdictions with sanctuary laws. Oregon and the city of Portland, which has officially been a sanctuary city since 2017, both made the list. The list was made public earlier this month.