Category Immigration
Oregon AG rolls out sanctuary information for immigrants before Trump takes office
New state websites offer information and resources for those seeking to understand Oregon’s sanctuary laws and immigration rights.
Salem-area police agencies will leave immigration enforcement to feds, local officials say
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a mass deportation of immigrants shortly after taking office in January. Salem-area law enforcement agencies say they’ll remain bound by state law, which bars them from enforcing immigration laws unless court-ordered to arrest someone accused of criminally violating such laws.
School district won’t collect or share immigration information, Salem-Keizer officials say
The Salem-Keizer School Board will consider on Tuesday a resolution reaffirming that immigration agents will not be allowed inside schools or have access to student records. The district has had such policies in place since 2016.
In Tijuana, thousands of families stuck in ‘Kafkaesque’ U.S. asylum process
Families sleep in tents at a migrant shelter in Tijuana as they wait for the U.S. government to process asylum claims. (Courtesy/Warren Binford) In a canyon outside Tijuana, Mexico, hundreds of families crowded together in tents inside a shelter, waiting to apply for asylum in…
In solidarity, residents rally to support immigrant DACA recipients
Adriana Miranda takes a selfie with the crowd during a DACA and TPS rally Tuesday. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) “No nos vamos,” a crowd of a hundred chanted on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol: We’re not going. The rallygoers were there to defend Deferred…