Committee rejects immigration‑cooperation carve‑out for HB 4,111 A but advances bill to floor

The Senate Judiciary Committee debated a dash A9 amendment to House Bill 4,111 A that would carve out a narrow exception to Oregon's ban on profiling by requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities concerning persons convicted of Oregon felonies.

Staff described the amendment as creating a narrow exemption to the state's existing profiling protections so that law enforcement would cooperate with federal immigration authorities in cases involving persons convicted of felonies under Oregon law. Supporters argued the change would enable federal authorities to assume custody of dangerous felons and would harmonize certain communications with federal partners. Opponents warned the amendment's language could apply broadly to many felony convictions and urged tighter drafting (for example, limiting cooperation to the Department of Corrections and to violent felonies).

Senator McLean argued for a narrow approach that would allow the Department of Corrections to notify federal authorities about release dates for violent felons; Senator Manning described federal immigration enforcement in forceful terms during debate, saying in part, "They are a group of mass marauders, terrorizing neighborhoods, going into schools, going into hospitals, breaking illegally into homes, grabbing the wrong people." The comment was made during debate and not an evidentiary finding in the committee.

The committee held a roll call and rejected the dash A9 amendment. After the vote on the amendment the committee moved HB 4,111 A to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; carriers and notices of possible minority reports were recorded.

What happens next: HB 4,111 A will proceed to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The transcript records both support and opposition to the amendment and indicates members may pursue narrower language or minority reports ahead of floor consideration.