Jake Thomas - Oregon Capital Bureau
New courthouse rule aims to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests
Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) Citing a need to protect the integrity of the judicial system, Oregon’s top judge adopted a rule Thursday intended to restrict the ability of federal immigration agents from making arrests in the state’s courthouses. But…
After years of being held by the GOP, Democrats see opportunity in Salem Senate seat
Senate District 10 extends into Polk County and includes west and south Salem. After Deb Patterson lost her race against longtime state Sen. Jackie Winters, R-Salem, in 2018, she immediately began preparing for a rematch in four years. But Patterson,…
Seeking to curb ICE courthouse arrests, immigrant advocates push for new court rule
Leland Baxter-Neal, staff attorney with the ACLU of Oregon, and Nadia Dahab, an attorney working with Innovation Law Lab, make their case for a new court rule aimed restricting ICE arrests at state courthouses. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) SALEM – Federal Immigration…