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Good Morning, News: Oregonians Push Back On ICE, Trump Fires Election Commissioners, and Moda Center Handouts
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Portland City Council Adopts New Law Enforcement Mask Ban, ID Requirements
The city ordinance won’t give local police the authority to unmask ICE, but its supporters say it will help verify and prevent law enforcement impersonators.
When federal immigration agents started showing up for duty last year in plain clothes with their faces half covered, it stoked fear in immigrants. It also sparked concerns about accountability and transparency within the broader community. Still, an ordinance aimed at requiring police to display agency ID and keep their faces visible at all times […]
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One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
If that bitch Miley Cyrus can get an engagement ring, why can’t the gays?
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Silent Goodbyes
Undocumented Immigrant? You’re Fired!
Oregon workers meet a quieter, gentler kind of immigration raid.
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Immigrants in Jail
Life Before “Secure Communities”
Checking up on how immigrants are handled by Oregon’s county jails.