A powerful Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation that would allow the Trump administration to strip federal funding from states that prosecute federal agents for their conduct during immigration raids. The proposal is drawing a stern rebuke from Oregon leaders as the state’s attorney general weighs whether to bring cases forward. U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, a […]
The top local prosecutor in the Portland area is cautioning against “unreasonable expectations” for his ability to charge federal agents using state law, after signing onto a statement last week warning the Trump administration that its officers could be held accountable for excessive force. The district attorneys in Oregon’s three most populated counties and Oregon […]
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and district attorneys of the state’s three-largest counties say they will start investigating and prosecuting federal immigration enforcement agents if they don’t stop using excessive force on Oregonians. Rayfield and Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton and Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth in […]
(The Center Square) – Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall directed officers not to work with the FBI in the days following the June 11 immigration protests, according to records obtained by The Center Square.
(The Center Square) – Tyler James Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, remained silent and emotionless as he appeared before Judge Tony Graf Tuesday afternoon, soon after paperwork was filed showing prosecutors’ intent to seek the death penalty.
