Oregon lawmakers proposed hundreds of bills in the packed, five-week-long legislative session that wrapped on Friday, including dozens that failed to cross the finish line. Many of the dead bills broadly directed state agencies to study specific issues. And some Republican-led proposals gained little traction among the legislature’s Democratic majority. Multiple ambitious bills were watered […]
As the first state in the nation to pass a sanctuary law, Oregon has some of the most comprehensive immigration protections in the country. However, lawmakers are trying to do more in response to concerns that federal immigration officers are overstepping their authority. Before the legislative session ends March 8, the Legislature’s Democratic majority plans […]
Para leer en español, haga clic aquí. Federal immigration agents in Portland detained a 7-year-old girl and her parents last week on their way to the hospital, according to a GoFundMe page in Spanish created by family relatives. Yohendry de Jesús Crespo Álvarez, 40, and his wife Darianny Liseth González de Crespo, 34, had just […]
Democratic lawmakers who hold supermajorities in Oregon’s Legislature will prioritize responding to federal immigration enforcement, threats to public lands and President Donald Trump’s tax cuts in the upcoming legislative short session. Lawmakers are limited to two bills apiece in the 35-day session, which begins Feb. 2. Democrats previewed their plans, which include at least seven […]
Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can’t enter someone’s home without a warrant, but that doesn’t stop agents from using tactics to get to people. ICE agents have altered license plates and placed Mexican flag stickers on their vehicles to try to lure and detain people, NPR reported. […]
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 […]
