Immigration

The governor’s move comes one week after the Trump administration sued Oregon and other states for not providing confidential licenses to federal agents.

The city of Newport helped fend off an effort by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to land Oregon’s first and only immigration detention center at its airport.

A lawsuit alleges for years state police have opted to share data with federal immigration authorities, violating state law. OSP denies any wrongdoing, saying the agency is “committed to following Oregon Sanctuary Laws.”

Dozens of citizenship ceremonies were canceled across the Pacific Northwest. They're the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen.

A cultural festival and resource fair part of the Day Without an Immigrant Campaign was held in Eugene Monday. Community organizations set up tables along the perimeter of Eugene’s Farmers Market Pavilion, as residents collected stickers, flyers and resource brochures.

University of Washington data shows at least 2,125 people arrested last fall, a massive spike in ICE enforcement.

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.