Immigration

Attorneys for Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez argue his rights to due process were violated when immigration enforcement officials arrested him last month.

Marion County sued the state and the federal government last month, seeking clarity over Oregon’s sanctuary law.

“We can’t celebrate when we know that our kids are being left without parents,” says Latinos en Spokane executive director Jennyfer Mesa.

President Donald Trump on Friday said Portland could be one of the next cities he’ll target with National Guard troops.

Concerns about possible deportation are top of mind as the state's roughly half million stu8dents return to school.

Attorneys say they have not been able to locate the firefighter since he landed in federal custody.

The case could resolve a long-simmering tension that has placed some in local law enforcement and other public employees in the position of feeling they have to decide which law to follow and which law to ignore.

Oregon and Washington were included on the US Department of Justice’s list, along with 10 other states and the District of Columbia.

In Oregon, anyone can sue if they believe local law enforcement has wrongfully helped immigration authorities. Only one coalition, The Rural Organizing Project, has done so successfully, winning a suit against Cottage Grove last year.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is among the Democratic lawmakers pushing legislation to prohibit law enforcement officers from hiding their identities.

Rep. Val Hoyle, a Democrat from Springfield, said the bill will reduce the state’s access to healthcare and imperil Oregon’s efforts to address climate change.

Farmers say some workers are afraid of making the journey up from California out of fear they could get pulled over or detained by ICE.