HOOD RIVER — The local presence of federal agents, like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and their detention of locals for purp…
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon congressional delegation—Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—in demanding urgent answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about any plans to expand ICE’s footprint in Oregon.
THE DALLES — Omar Perez and a couple of friends began Latinos Unidos about two years ago, after the first protest he organized on Facebook att…
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(The Center Square) – On the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump issued multiple executive orders, followed by multiple policy changes, that in one year resulted in the “most secure border in U.S. history,” his administration claims.
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(The Center Square) – Under new Trump administration policies, more than 2.5 million people were removed from the U.S. this year, including a record number of violent offenders.
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THE DALLES — Wasco County officials told activists and Latino community members that they would investigate supportive measures for families o…
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Suspecting the federal government plans to open a large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Newport’s airport early next year, the state of Oregon asked a federal judge to block construction. Lawyers for the state sought an injunction from U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken in an amended complaint filed last week as part of an […]
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Speaking through plexiglass holes, strict 30-minute time limits and threats of trespassing — these are some of the conditions immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve faced while trying to provide legal representation to clients detained by federal immigration enforcement officials. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve experienced […]
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Concerns over aggressive federal immigration enforcement dominated Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s final town hall of the year. About 150 people attended Wednesday night’s event at Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus, where Senate President Rob Wagner, a Lake Oswego Democrat who represents the area in the state Legislature, joined Rayfield. Over the course of an […]
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(The Center Square) — Members of Congress will be allowed to visit ICE facilities without notice and may inspect migrant detention areas under a new ruling by a federal court judge.
