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U.S. Rep Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) recently visited 123 detained men at the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon. She was accompanied by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) as well as U.S. Rep Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).
Bonamici said most of the detainees were seeking asylum because they had experienced violence or persecution in their home countries, adding that several had traveled to the border with a wife and a child or children, but none knew where their family members were at the time.
Washington County elected officials and group representatives praised a report this week that delves into the problems and prospects of the county's burgeoning racial and ethnic minorities.
The report was released Monday, June 18, at a gathering organized by the Coalition of Communities of Color, which produced a similar report about Multnomah County in 2012.
The Coalition of Communities of Color released their comprehensive report on racial inequities in Washington County on Monday.
"Leading With Race: Research Justice in Washington County" comes after two years of research, and explores the lived experiences of eight communities in Oregon's most diverse county.
SHERIDAN, Ore. — Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal prison in Sheridan Monday afternoon, rallying for the rights of the 123 undocumented immigrants being held inside.
They're also rallying against the policies of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which have led to hundreds of children being separated from their parents at the border.
Ten Mexican nationals are among 123 undocumented immigrants detained by ICE agents at the medium-security prison in Sheridan.
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer broke down at a press conference June 16 after he and other Democratic members of the Oregon congressional delegation visited immigrants imprisoned at the federal penitentiary in Sheridan.
Some of the 123 men transported to the prison June 7 were separated from their children as part of a hardline Trump administration policy.
Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil in Sheridan Monday evening, to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families who attempt to enter the country illegally, including asylum seekers.
They gathered at Sheridan's Fishing Pond Park, not far from the Federal Correctional Institution where 123 would-be asylum seekers have been moved into over the last month.
On Saturday, Congresswoman Bonamici (OR-01) visited 123 detained men at a federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon, with Senators Wyden and Merkley and Congressman Blumenauer. Bonamici wrote about the conditions at the prison and described what detainees told her about their journeys and why they left home.
SHERIDAN, Ore. — Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal prison in Sheridan Monday afternoon, rallying for the rights of the 123 undocumented immigrants being held inside.
They're also rallying against the policies of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which have led to hundreds of children being separated from their parents at the border.
Ten Mexican nationals are among 123 undocumented immigrants detained by ICE agents at the medium-security prison in Sheridan.