Published 6:23 am Friday, May 29, 2026 The move came after state officials recently declined to continue issuing the plates to federal agencies The Trump administration sued four Democratic-led states Wednesday over the states’ refusal to grant undercover license plates to federal agents, marking the latest escalation between state sanctuary policies and the federal government’s aggressive deportation campaign. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the lawsuits against Oregon, Washington, Maine and Massachusetts in a press release, framing the state’s decisions as unconstitutional and without merit. Federal attorneys seek to prevent the states from refusing to issue registrations and any license plates to federal agencies while providing them to similarly-situated state and local law enforcement, citing the U.S. constitution’s supremacy clause.…