Rumors of detentions of people by immigration officials at the Multnomah County Courthouse building have swirled this week. (Oregonian file)
Posted on 01/28/2017 2:32:32 PM PST by jazusamo
Unconfirmed reports of a immigration crackdown at Oregon's busiest courthouse in Portland prompted condemnation from defense attorneys and a joint statement from top Multnomah County officials expressing "grave concern" about the resulting fear.
Here's the joint statement issued Saturday:
We immediately reached out to court officials. In the past two weeks, there has been an increase in reports of ICE activity around - and in some cases inside - the courthouse. We do not yet know if there has been an actual increase.
Anything that increases the fear of people accessing our courts is of grave concern. Courthouses need to be safe locations for people to access justice: whether to contest an eviction, seek a restraining order from abuse, or attend a custody hearing. Now, they may be too afraid to show up.
This is devastating for the people accessing our services, and in many cases, counterproductive to a lawful community. We encourage ICE to recognize courthouses as sensitive locations and consider these impacts.
We can't have people afraid to access justice in Multnomah County.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office does not give ICE officers access to areas of court facilities that are not open to the public, and does not permit ICE officers to maintain a presence in any County correctional facility. The Sheriff's Office does not hold people in county jails on ICE detainers or conduct any immigration enforcement actions. The Board of County Commissioners formally recognized and supported this policy with a resolution on Dec. 22, 2016.
Please contact our offices with any information. And know that we are working to support the families in our community and to provide services to all those in need.
Respectfully,
This post will be updated.
Nan G. Waller, presiding judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court
Mike Reese, Multnomah County sheriff
Deborah Kafoury, chair, Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
Jessica Vega Pederson, vice chair, commissioner
Loretta Smith, commissioner
Sharon Meieran, commissioner
Lori Stegmann, commissioner
defying the laws of this land will land you in jail!
I bet if I had an outstanding warrant and showed up there they would arrest me.
Yep, but these leftist traitors believe they’re above the law.
I hear both ICE & Border Patrol will be at polling booths where fed elections are involved.
It’s already been updated, go to link for all of it.
excerpt:
“However, an ICE official contacted by The Oregonian/OregonLive said he didn’t know of any elevated enforcement at the courthouse.”
This is going to be fun to watch. There are laws against interfering with a federal LEO’s in the performance of their duties.
We can’t have people afraid to access justice in Multnomah County.
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Illegal aliens should be afraid.
They are illegal aliens.
How stupid are these people?
I couldn’t agree more.
Feds need to find a way to jail county and city leaders. That will get their attention.
Wow. Portlandia doesn’t like Trump. I’m shocked. The more shrill the complaints from the left, the more Trump’s wisdom is validated.
Absolutely, well said.
It's a great thing to already see leftists getting their panties in a wad over just rumors of what President Trump is or will be doing.
At least one of these people are a judge. They need to be relieved of their duties, since they are not willing to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
Amen...Every one of them should be relieved of their duties for singing a statement like that.
Remember the County Clerk who wouldn’t sign Gay Marriage Licenses? Just sayin’...
Why should we find their excuses plausible when they always claim our reasons are “code” for something else?
(smiling...self-deportation begins in 3-2-1...)
All women, except the Sheriff
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