(The Center Square) – The GOP-led House Judiciary immigration subcommittee held another hearing Tuesday on sanctuary jurisdictions, with subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock, R-Calif., saying lawmakers would get the chance to vote on his related bill before the full House of Representatives.
(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors are charging an ICE agent with making false statements in connection with a shooting during Operation Metro Surge, according to an anonymous AP source.
(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills since January 2025 challenging sanctuary policies. Most have been referred to committees and seen no further action, despite Republican control of Congress and GOP-led committees holding at least nine hearings on the issue over the same period.
Free news from Uplift Local: The Rural Organizing Project (ROP), an Oregon nonprofit with affiliated groups in Hood River and Wasco counties, has filed a lawsuit alleging that Oregon State Police is violating Oregon’s sanctuary law by allowing federal immigration authorities to access sensitive personal data belonging to state residents.
Free news: Hood River City Council, with the support of The Next Door, Inc., is hosting a community Town Hall on Thursday, April 23 at 6 p.m. at Hood River Middle School’s auditorium, 1602 May St.
Councilors unanimously voted to approve Resolution 2026-02, which declares that Hood River is safe “for all persons, regardless of race, national origin, immigration or refugee status,” at the Jan. 12 meeting.
Free news: At the Jan. 12 city council meeting, councilors unanimously voted to approve Resolution 2026-02, which declares Hood River “a Sanctuary City for all persons, regardless of race, national origin, immigration or refugee status” at its Jan. 12 meeting, as per the agenda.
