Immigration

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the mayors of 31 cities sent a letter to Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan, criticizing ICE tactics and citing use-of-force incidents in Minneapolis and Portland.

The proposal is part of a package of bills that attempt to bolster the rights of immigrants targeted by the federal government’s deportation campaign, which Democrats have called a top priority for the current short session.

Across the nation, Democratically-controlled legislatures are trying to challenge the federal government’s mass deportation efforts by introducing bills to restrict U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ activities in their states.

A court filing by the Department of Homeland Security confirms suspicions that the agency wants to put an ICE detention facility at the Newport Airport.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the federal building in Eugene on Sunday to protest ICE after a man was shot by federal officers in Minnesota the day before.

The family’s detainment marks the first confirmed detainment of an entire family in Oregon, advocates say.

Luis Nino-Moncada was charged after he fled an immigration traffic stop on Jan. 8. He was arraigned in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

The Trump administration highlighted the Oregon crash, which killed a newlywed couple, in its continued crackdown on immigrant truck drivers. The mother of one of those killed said the couple would have been “broken-hearted” by the anti-immigrant rhetoric following the incident.

The two people shot in Portland last week by U.S. Border Patrol face criminal charges, court filings released Monday show. Both have been released from the hospital and into federal custody.

Despite rain pouring and wind howling in Eugene, community members gathered along the Ferry Street Bridge chanting and holding signs that say “Immigrants welcome” and “No human being is illegal."

Eugene’s Police Chief says his department does not work with immigration enforcement, and his officers, even when wearing plain clothes, will identify themselves when asked.

Juanita Avila is a Permanent Resident, and was carrying a card in her pocket that proved it. She said that didn't stop ICE agents from forcing her into the back seat of their car.