(Salem, OR) -- A new report shows requests from federal agencies to Oregon state departments for immigration information increased 246 percent over the last year. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission's annual Sanctuary Promise Act report shows public bodies reported 329 communications from federal immigration authorities. Most of the requests came from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, then Homeland Security. The most common type of request was for immigration detainer. Oregon has been a sanctuary state since 1987.