New federal data reveals extent of immigration arrests in Oregon, Washington

Marion County saw one of the sharpest increases in federal immigration arrests among Oregon counties in late 2025, according to federal data analyzed by University of Washington researchers.
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Worker at Kettle Chips plant in Salem wins labor dispute: ‘Fighting for the injustice we lived’

Alejandra Marcos said she was fired from Salem's Kettle chips plant after raising concerns about not having regular access to water and bathroom breaks.
‘A punch in the gut’: Oregon’s wine industry on edge amid targeted immigration enforcement

Wine industry leaders raised concerns about immigration enforcement with U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas after a vineyard business owner and employee were detained by ICE earlier this month.
Portland physics student flees Trump crackdown, months from earning his doctorate

The risk seemed far too great. Portland State University graduate student Abdul Almutairi learned Thursday he was one of 23 international students in Oregon targeted by the Trump administration for deportation. Haunted by video footage of a Tufts University graduate student who was…

