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A group of 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, has been held at a detention centre in the US State of Oregon for being part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum, an American lawmaker has said.
The Indians form the largest group of detainees in the total 123 illegal immigrants being held at a facility in Sheridan.
The detention centre was recently visited by a group of Democratic lawmakers from the Oregon State, who later told the media about the alleged inhuman condition of the illegal immigrants. The immigrants are seeking asylum in the US.
Oregon, June 20: At least 52 Indians, mostly Sikh, have been detained at the Oregon detention centre for illegal migration to the United States. The group, according to the reports, part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum. The Indians form the largest group of detainees in the total 123 illegal immigrants being held at a facility in Sheridan.
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.