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The top of Oregon The law enforcement officer threw what she called a bilingual “Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit“to help residents update their knowledge of relevant Beaver State laws.
“Every person has the right to live, work, play and learn in safety in Oregonperiod,” Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat, said in a statement announcing the toolkit.
In 1987, Oregon lawmakers passed then-Rep. Rocky Barilla’s HB 2314 in response to various incursions by the INS, the US Immigration and Naturalization Service, which morphed into USCIS, DHS, and ICE in 2003.
The law is widely considered the country’s first “sanctuary state” policy.
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Welcome to the Oregon Sign in Brookings, Oregon. (Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Rosenblum explicitly acknowledged Oregon’s place in this regard, noting that the law prohibits state and local law enforcement resources from being used to arrest suspects accused solely of being present in the US without papers.
A press release from the attorney general’s office noted that Barilla’s bill passed “almost unanimously” in 1987, but that by 2024, sanctuary laws have become “an intensely partisan issue “.
“I asked my Civil Rights Unit here at Oregon DOJ for doing everything possible to provide the people, businesses and local governments of our state with easy-to-read materials to help them know their rights and educate others, and I am very pleased with what they have created,” , Rosenblum said in his statement.
In the toolkit, documents related to the passage of the 1987 law are available for easy public consumption, along with a “conversation” with figures involved in the passage of the law.
The toolkit includes several frequently asked questions, such as “how do I prepare myself and my family for encounters with ICE or other federal immigration authorities?” – “Is there a place I can call to report ICE or other federal immigration authorities currently active in my community?” and “After an encounter with ICE or other federal immigration authorities, what information should I write down?”
Oregon also hosts a statewide “hotline” to report violations of the sanctuary law.
There are also links to press coverage, as well as a “law enforcement bias response” toolkit.
Thomas Homan speaks during a Department of Homeland Security press conference on immigration enforcement and border security on December 5, 2017 in Washington, DC (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
Rosenblum said she also recommends Oregonians discuss the issue with family in the coming weeks to “know your rights … and make a plan for what to do if immigration officials come to your home or place of business”.
“Knowing your rights upfront is essential,” she said.
President-elect Trump named former ICE Director Thomas Homan as his “border czar,” succeeding Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Donald Trump speaks at the US-Mexico border on August 22, 2024, south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Homan has pledged a no-holds-barred crackdown on immigration violators and illegal immigrants.
Fox News Digital also reached out to Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for comment.
