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Board discusses federal targeting, grant terminations, SNAP risk and ICE activity; asks for shared statement of principles
Summary
County staff told commissioners they are reviewing programs and policies for legal risk from recent federal grant and discrimination guidance while commissioners raised short‑term concerns about SNAP funding and renewed ICE enforcement near schools and clinics.
The Multnomah County Board held a work session focused on federal impacts, ranging from changes in federal grant decisions to recent federal immigration enforcement activity in the county.
Deputy Chief Operating Officer Justin Black told commissioners county staff have completed an initial program-level review of policies that may be affected by the federal administration’s anti‑discrimination and grant guidance and that legal review is ongoing. "We have not preemptively made any changes to programs or policy," Black said, adding that the county is trying to avoid reacting only to press releases and wants…
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