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Key bills are at the make-or-break point in the 2021 legislative session and it's on us to demand that our lawmakers take them across the finish line. Contacting your lawmakers truly does make a difference: When they see that their constituents are passionate about an issue and a specific piece of legislation, good things happen. 

Behind the racist rhetoric and policies from the Trump administration is the harmful message that people of color, people who speak a second language, and people who come from immigrant families are not equals in our country or are somehow less American. This is wrong and we're fighting back.

Seventy-seven years ago today, Oregon’s Minoru Yasui defied the government's curfew on Japanese Americans in a brave act of civil disobedience at the start of World War II.

Last night, Francisco Rodriguez Dominguez, a 25-year-old “dreamer” from Portland, was reunited with his family after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lea en Español: Información sobre las redadas de ICE en Oregon 

Read this in English: Information on ICE Raids in Oregon

In response to President Trump’s Executive Order banning entry into the United States by people from seven Muslim-majority countries, the ACLU of Oregon has joined with local attorneys to assist in the representation of anyone affected.