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ICE crackdown hits home
President Donald Trump has spoken publicly about the need to rid the U.S. of dangerous immigrants. When asked if he was having anyone arrested, his response was, “The worst of the worst, always first.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stepped up arrests in Portland as part of the Trump administration’s deportation drive in sanctuary cities,…
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Portland schools, churches prepare to resist ICE
Portland Public Schools (PPS) are reeling in reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision to let federal immigration agents enter schools and churches to arrest alleged undocumented individuals. “I will stand in front of a school door—and get arrested if need be—to keep our kids safe from immigration raids,” said school board member Rev. Herman Greene…
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Trump’s mass deportation plans could impact North Portland
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to implement mass arrests of immigrants could endanger thousands of North Portland residents and harm the neighborhood economy. The Pew Research Center estimates that Oregon has about 110,000 undocumented residents. Proportionately applying that figure to North Portland results in more than 2,000 people. Deporting them may not accomplish Trump’s goal of…
