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Councilors discuss sanctuary-state status and request coordinated community training
Summary
Councilors noted Oregon’s sanctuary-state protections and discussed whether a city-level declaration is necessary; a councilor requested staff pursue clear, locally tailored training and outreach about residents’ rights and interactions with federal immigration agents.
Several councilors raised questions about immigration-enforcement concerns and whether additional local outreach or training would help residents understand protections and their rights.
Councilor Lomp told the council that many Ward 4 residents, including students and teachers, were anxious about federal immigration enforcement and that she had learned Oregon is a sanctuary state with statutes limiting local agency participation in federal…
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