Category Immigration
Oregon lawmaker floats legislative special session in response to Trump immigration crackdown
Rep. Ricki Ruiz, D-Gresham, made his comments on a panel with speakers who blasted a “reckless mass deportation agenda.”
Marion County asks federal judge to order release of records in immigration case
County officials said in a court filing that they support deporting people convicted of serious crimes and want to release parole records requested by ICE to help locate three local men.
U.S. asks court to enforce Marion County immigration subpoenas
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking a federal judge to order Marion County, and three other counties, to provide information about 10 men with criminal convictions to federal immigration authorities. Federal authorities claim the state’s sanctuary law is preventing them from locating and deporting immigrants convicted of violent crimes.
UPDATE: Keizer wildland firefighter freed after contesting immigration detention
Firefighter Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez, 23, has been in federal immigration detention in Washington for over a month. He's been waiting years for a visa application to be processed.
Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid
Wildfire veterans believe top officials on the fire sent their crews into an immigration check. The raid resulted in the arrest of two firefighters, one from Keizer.
Guatemalan man challenges ICE arrest during Oregon farm worker raid
A Woodburn farmworker arrested by ICE earlier this month in Marion County has applied for asylum and has been making scheduled check-ins, his lawyer argued in court this week.
Immigration arrest of farmworkers sends ‘chilling effect’ through Marion County
At peak blueberry harvest season, the arrest of four farmworkers in Woodburn on Aug. 7 is raising concerns among advocates and agriculturalists.
Oregon leaders decry, challenge new Head Start immigration restrictions
A coalition of Head Start providers updated an April lawsuit to include new immigration status restrictions for the national early childhood care program.
Asylum seeker taken by ICE outside Portland immigration court to be immediately released
The Mexican asylum seeker known as O-J-M in court documents will be released following 40 days in solitary confinement at an ICE detention center in Tacoma.