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A Portland Family’s Last Hope for Keeping Their Dad? A Court Ruling.

This is one story of an American family in Portland whose life has been upended by President Donald Trump’s war on immigration, says Leland Baxter-Neal, an immigration lawyer at Oregon’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Sponsors Bill to End Cruel Treatment of Children in Camps at Mexican Border

Improving health, safety and oversight would keep migrant children safe and help “hold this monstrous administration accountable,” says Ron Wyden.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Still Leads The Charge In The Fight Against ICE, DHS, And Aggressive Immigration Enforcement

“Compelling new evidence has emerged revealing that high-level Department of Homeland Security officials were secretly and actively developing a new policy and legal framework for separating families as far back as December 2017,” Merkely wrote in a letter to the FBI.

Oregon Officials Tried to Visit a Detention Center for Immigrant Children in Portland. The Feds Won’t Let Them In.

“It is clear that there is no reasonable explanation as to why the tour can’t take place.”

Sen. Ron Wyden Calls for Protests Against Trump’s Immigration Policies Over July 4 Holiday

The senator called the holiday “First Amendment Fourth” and urged Oregonians to stand against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Oregon Sues Trump Over Family Separations

“This cruel policy has already had a horrendous impact in Oregon.”

Sen. Jeff Merkley to Hold Hearing With Fellow Democrats on Family Separations at Border

The Republican majority in the Senate isn’t holding hearings so Merkley is pushing ahead with unofficial hearings.

Hundreds of Protesters Joined the ICE Headquarters Occupation Today. They Say They Will Stay Until the Building Is Shut Down.

“We’re shutting down ICE. We’re trying to make it not exist anymore,” one of the demonstrators explained to a man who had arrived for an appointment.

Immigrants Are Showing Up for Meetings at the ICE Building – but No One Is There

“The concern is that people who have appoints will be counted as missing a meeting. There’s no way to hold ICE accountable.”

How Jeff Merkley Used President Trump’s Favorite Weapon—Social Media—to Rain Fire on White House Policy

“This is not a zero tolerance policy, this is a zero humanity policy, and we can’t let it go on.”

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