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Sen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon U.S. Senator

OREGON — Today, Nov. 12, Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to escalating U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in communities throughout Oregon:

“It’s been disturbing to see raid after raid terrorizing our communities with ICE agents violently detaining people solely based on the color of their skin, denying their Constitutional right to due process. In Oregon and across the country, we’ve even seen schools and day care centers become places where teachers are thrown to the ground by federal agents in front of children who shouldn’t have to fear the chaos of these senseless actions.