We at the ACLU of Oregon believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil liberties and civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.
Cristina Alonso, a 22-year-old college student from Spain, planned to visit Oregon for six weeks this summer. Instead, border agents sent her to NORCOR jail in the The Dalles for over 48 hours. Her friend, Professor Laurie Bridges, shares the shocking story.
Our legal observers have been monitoring ICE activity at Washington County Court for months. Last week, as an interfaith vigil against ICE arrests at the courthouse was going on steps away, plainclothes agents surrounded a Latino man and started to harass him and his wife.
A county jail in The Dalles has been unlawfully housing immigration detainees in inhumane conditions, largely under the radar of most Oregonians.
They Report to You, our new campaign for district attorney accountability, has clearly struck a nerve.
We are saddened and disgusted by the violence and senseless killing in Charlottesville today. We condemn violence. We unequivocally reject white supremacy in all its forms and commit to actively fight against it in our work everyday...
Our current procedure for presidential elections is historically flawed. HB 2927 furthers the democratic principle of “one person, one vote.”