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Tag: ICE

Street Roots

Divided by deportation: ‘Hope is what I lean on’

November 24, 2017March 20, 2018 Thacher Schmid

Margarita Reyes Pacheco’s story is one of immigration, family and hard work If cranberries decorate your Thanksgiving table or a Christmas wreath adorns your home, you might have Margarita Reyes Pacheco to thank. She’s a Mexican immigrant farmworker who spends … Continue reading Divided by deportation: ‘Hope is what I lean on’

Portland Mercury

ICE Detainees in the Dalles Are Planning Another Hunger Strike, Advocate Says

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Thacher Schmid

A group of roughly 20 immigrant detainees being held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a privately run facility in the Dalles will go on hunger strike today, according to a clergyman working with the inmates. Rev. Richard … Continue reading ICE Detainees in the Dalles Are Planning Another Hunger Strike, Advocate Says

Portland Mercury

Why Is It So Hard to Figure Out What ICE is Up To?

October 18, 2017 Thacher Schmid

Despite Increased Enforcement—and Misinformation—the Agency No Longer Has Public Information Staff in the Pacific Northwest AROUND the same time US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was sending out erroneous media releases about mass arrests in Portland and Seattle last month, … Continue reading Why Is It So Hard to Figure Out What ICE is Up To?

Street Roots

What’s the problem with NORCOR?

October 13, 2017 Thacher Schmid

Lawsuits, political resistance, immigrant rights and the state’s sanctuary law are forming a perfect storm over the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facilities Charles, the manager of a Hood River restaurant, wants his sous chef back. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Continue reading What’s the problem with NORCOR?

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