DOJ Sues 4 States Over Denial of Undercover License Plates for Federal Officers

The department said Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts are endangering federal law enforcement agents by refusing to provide special license plates.

Federal officers deploy smoke grenades to deter protesters in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued four states for allegedly refusing to provide confidential license plates for federal agencies that enforce immigration laws.

The DOJ alleges in a May 28 press release that state officials in Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington implemented policies that effectively denied the license plates to any federal agency that may enforce immigration law.