Category Immigration
Advocacy group reports ICE agents injure man in Salem during arrest, then follow medics to hospital
A man was injured during an immigration arrest in a grocery store parking lot Sunday morning, according to the Oregon for All coalition, a statewide group that represents immigrant and Latino communities. Emergency responders took him to Salem Hospital but no information was available Sunday evening about his status.
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
An ICE supervisor admitted during a hearing in Portland that he has created and signed arrest warrants for individuals shortly after they were arrested without warrants on multiple occasions.
Oregon’s largest teachers’ union hosts training to protect students from ICE
More than 600 teachers and school staff are expected to attend training sessions in Bend, Eugene and Oregon City over the weekend.
What they said – voices of Salem speak up on immigration
Over two nights, Salem city councilors listened to one citizen after another address immigration issues in the community. Here is a sampling of what they said.
Salem declares emergency over increased ICE activity, citing reports of unlawful arrests
Salem city councilors voted 6-3 Monday night to pass an emergency declaration over immigration enforcement that was proposed by Councilor Vanessa Nordyke, with Mayor Julie Hoy and Councilors Deanna Gwyn and Shane Matthews voting no.
City council moves toward declaring state of emergency over increased ICE arrests
More than 200 people packed into Monday’s city council meeting, with many offering emotional testimony about the impact of immigration arrests on their families, friends and peers. Salem city councilors split 6-3 on taking steps toward a declaration of emergency.
Salem council to vote on resolution in support of Oregon’s sanctuary law
A community protest is planned for Monday night’s city council meeting, with several groups urging councilors to do more to protect Salem residents from a record number of local immigration arrests.
Judge orders Marion County to share parolee information with ICE
A federal judge on Monday ordered Marion County to comply with administrative subpoenas from federal immigration authorities issued over the summer, court records show. It’s one of two open legal cases involving immigration records in Marion County.
Immigration agents arrested 26 people in Salem on Tuesday, DHS says
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not provided the names of any people arrested in Salem Tuesday, but a separate court case shows one man was accused of overstaying a temporary worker visa. The total of 26 arrests is higher than the previous number of 16 arrests provided by immigrant rights groups Tuesday.