Catherine
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ICE is active in Washington County, harassing and detaining legal immigrants and American citizens along with undocumented residents who have no criminal record.
Here is Commissioner Nafisa Fai’s newsletter on resources for immigrants under threat:
washcodems.org/2025/11/17/e...
Here is Commissioner Nafisa Fai’s newsletter on resources for immigrants under threat:
washcodems.org/2025/11/17/e...
Emergency Immigration Information - Washington County Democrats
Emergency Immigration Information From Commissioner Nafisa Fai’s Newsletter I’ll be honest with you, this newsletter was not easy to write. What is happening in Washington County right
washcodems.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
ICE is active in Washington County, harassing and detaining legal immigrants and American citizens along with undocumented residents who have no criminal record.
Here is Commissioner Nafisa Fai’s newsletter on resources for immigrants under threat:
washcodems.org/2025/11/17/e...
Here is Commissioner Nafisa Fai’s newsletter on resources for immigrants under threat:
washcodems.org/2025/11/17/e...
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Our community helped bring Jackie Merlos home after she was unlawfully detained with her four U.S. citizen children.
The village won. This weekend we celebrated her freedom and committed to keep fighting for every single family caught up in Trump's cruelty.
The village won. This weekend we celebrated her freedom and committed to keep fighting for every single family caught up in Trump's cruelty.
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our community helped bring Jackie Merlos home after she was unlawfully detained with her four U.S. citizen children.
The village won. This weekend we celebrated her freedom and committed to keep fighting for every single family caught up in Trump's cruelty.
The village won. This weekend we celebrated her freedom and committed to keep fighting for every single family caught up in Trump's cruelty.
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Forest Grove, OR ❌🧊
Hundreds of Forest Grove HS students walked out
—marching in the rain with signs
(“We are all immigrants”) to oppose ICE fear.
Cars honked, community rallied.
Walkouts spread across Washington Co.
Students demand safety;
schools pledge warrant-only access.
Hundreds of Forest Grove HS students walked out
—marching in the rain with signs
(“We are all immigrants”) to oppose ICE fear.
Cars honked, community rallied.
Walkouts spread across Washington Co.
Students demand safety;
schools pledge warrant-only access.
“Hundreds of Forest Grove High School students walked out of class at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, protesting federal immigration enforcement and what they described as growing fear in their community.” hillsboronewstimes.com/2025/12/08/f...
Forest Grove High students ‘stand up for community’ in protest to oppose ICE enforcement - Hillsboro News Times
Hundreds of Forest Grove High School students walked out of class at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, protesting federal immigration enforcement and what they described as growing fear in their community. Unde...
hillsboronewstimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Forest Grove, OR ❌🧊
Hundreds of Forest Grove HS students walked out
—marching in the rain with signs
(“We are all immigrants”) to oppose ICE fear.
Cars honked, community rallied.
Walkouts spread across Washington Co.
Students demand safety;
schools pledge warrant-only access.
Hundreds of Forest Grove HS students walked out
—marching in the rain with signs
(“We are all immigrants”) to oppose ICE fear.
Cars honked, community rallied.
Walkouts spread across Washington Co.
Students demand safety;
schools pledge warrant-only access.
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We must protect access to public defenders and avoid delaying justice. As the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said in his letter from Birmingham jail: “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
Democratic lawmakers warn of 'cascading consequences' of underfunding defense lawyers
Forty-nine Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on Congressional appropriators to boost funding for court-appointed lawyers representing indigent defendants, warning that this year’s cash shortfall l...
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We must protect access to public defenders and avoid delaying justice. As the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said in his letter from Birmingham jail: “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
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BREAKING NEWS: We've secured a $700 million Google settlement - and have information for consumers on payout.
If you made payments through the Google Play Store or Google Play Billing between August 2016 and September 2023, you could get money from this settlement.
If you made payments through the Google Play Store or Google Play Billing between August 2016 and September 2023, you could get money from this settlement.
December 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We've secured a $700 million Google settlement - and have information for consumers on payout.
If you made payments through the Google Play Store or Google Play Billing between August 2016 and September 2023, you could get money from this settlement.
If you made payments through the Google Play Store or Google Play Billing between August 2016 and September 2023, you could get money from this settlement.
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Newport, OR
Saturday
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December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Newport, OR
Saturday
Saturday
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Bethany, OR, Saturday
Community Gathering: Uniting to Fight Fascism
Join us for our next meeting on Dec. 13th @ 2:30 in Bethany.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblew...
Join us for our next meeting on Dec. 13th @ 2:30 in Bethany.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblew...
Community Gathering: Uniting to Fight Fascism · Indivisible Washington County
At this meeting we will have a presentation on the countywide Rule of Law Resolution by the Concerned Citizens of Wash. Co. as well as ICE response updates, the nuts and bolts of overpass protests, an...
www.mobilize.us
December 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Bethany, OR, Saturday
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Fear is their point.
Your feelings are real and valid
—and we don’t face this alone.
Let’s respond in community:
check on neighbors, show up for those targeted, document abuses, and push back together.
#CourageIsContagious when we share it.
Your feelings are real and valid
—and we don’t face this alone.
Let’s respond in community:
check on neighbors, show up for those targeted, document abuses, and push back together.
#CourageIsContagious when we share it.
‘We are all afraid:’ Immigration advocates rally for man allegedly run over during ICE arrest in Vancouver
‘We are all afraid:’ Immigration advocates rally for man allegedly run over during ICE arrest in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Immigrant advocates and local residents rallied in Vancouver on Monday for a man ICE arrested last week. They are demanding to “Stop ICE brutality” after they claim …
www.koin.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Fear is their point.
Your feelings are real and valid
—and we don’t face this alone.
Let’s respond in community:
check on neighbors, show up for those targeted, document abuses, and push back together.
#CourageIsContagious when we share it.
Your feelings are real and valid
—and we don’t face this alone.
Let’s respond in community:
check on neighbors, show up for those targeted, document abuses, and push back together.
#CourageIsContagious when we share it.
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BREAKING NEWS: Today, we won a lawsuit protecting federal wind energy permitting — a victory for wind energy projects, local economies, and Oregon’s ability to keep advancing clean energy for our communities. #orpol
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Today, we won a lawsuit protecting federal wind energy permitting — a victory for wind energy projects, local economies, and Oregon’s ability to keep advancing clean energy for our communities. #orpol
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Real community safety is based on stability and trust, not fear and force. As your representative, I'm committed to holding Trump accountable for his cruel immigration machine with legislation, litigation, and public pressure. Stay loud.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Real community safety is based on stability and trust, not fear and force. As your representative, I'm committed to holding Trump accountable for his cruel immigration machine with legislation, litigation, and public pressure. Stay loud.
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No one should go hungry in the wealthiest country in the world. When SNAP benefits are under threat and Oregonians are being harmed, the Oregon DOJ will lead with values and fight for justice. #orpol
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
No one should go hungry in the wealthiest country in the world. When SNAP benefits are under threat and Oregonians are being harmed, the Oregon DOJ will lead with values and fight for justice. #orpol
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Today I was proud to stand with healthcare workers in solidarity against Trump’s cruelty.
Oregon leads with compassion, dignity, and justice. We do not abandon our neighbors. And we do not allow cruelty to be carried out in the shadows.
Oregon leads with compassion, dignity, and justice. We do not abandon our neighbors. And we do not allow cruelty to be carried out in the shadows.
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Today I was proud to stand with healthcare workers in solidarity against Trump’s cruelty.
Oregon leads with compassion, dignity, and justice. We do not abandon our neighbors. And we do not allow cruelty to be carried out in the shadows.
Oregon leads with compassion, dignity, and justice. We do not abandon our neighbors. And we do not allow cruelty to be carried out in the shadows.
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I recently spoke with Anne, a constituent in my district who is being pushed to the brink due to Trump's assault on our healthcare system. Anne told me her premiums are going up from $400 to $900, forcing her to make impossible decisions.
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I recently spoke with Anne, a constituent in my district who is being pushed to the brink due to Trump's assault on our healthcare system. Anne told me her premiums are going up from $400 to $900, forcing her to make impossible decisions.
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We are actively monitoring federal conduct and will investigate any case where a federal officer appears to be acting outside the reasonable scope of their duties.
Our job is to keep Oregon communities safe, and we are working every day to do just that.
Read more: https://ow.ly/FWGq50XC3Lq
Our job is to keep Oregon communities safe, and we are working every day to do just that.
Read more: https://ow.ly/FWGq50XC3Lq
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We are actively monitoring federal conduct and will investigate any case where a federal officer appears to be acting outside the reasonable scope of their duties.
Our job is to keep Oregon communities safe, and we are working every day to do just that.
Read more: https://ow.ly/FWGq50XC3Lq
Our job is to keep Oregon communities safe, and we are working every day to do just that.
Read more: https://ow.ly/FWGq50XC3Lq
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Building on the work of his predecessor, new state Rep. Lamar Wise, D-Portland, hopes to tackle chronic absenteeism in Oregon’s schools when he joins lawmakers for his first legislative session in February.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/05/n...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/05/n...
New East Portland Rep. Lamar Wise proposes data tweaks to combat chronic absenteeism • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Wise hopes state leaders can intervene in schools and districts with poor attendance records sooner with better data.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Building on the work of his predecessor, new state Rep. Lamar Wise, D-Portland, hopes to tackle chronic absenteeism in Oregon’s schools when he joins lawmakers for his first legislative session in February.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/05/n...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/05/n...
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There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
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The Trump administration said they were going to focus enforcement actions on people with criminal records, but that's not what they are doing. 🧵
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Trump administration said they were going to focus enforcement actions on people with criminal records, but that's not what they are doing. 🧵
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As more companies rely on artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions, we must establish safeguards to protect workers from potential discrimination. 🧵
Bonamici, Deluzio, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Safeguard Workers from Discriminatory AI Hiring Practices
As more companies rely on artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions, we must establish safeguards to protect workers from potential discrimination.
bonamici.house.gov
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As more companies rely on artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions, we must establish safeguards to protect workers from potential discrimination. 🧵
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I am in your corner and so is my team. If you need help, contact my office at Dexter.House.Gov or call 503-231-2300.
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I am in your corner and so is my team. If you need help, contact my office at Dexter.House.Gov or call 503-231-2300.
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From the physical violence to the collapse of due process—Trump’s cruel immigration machine knows no bounds. We will keep highlighting Trump's abuses and demanding accountability. Stay loud.
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
From the physical violence to the collapse of due process—Trump’s cruel immigration machine knows no bounds. We will keep highlighting Trump's abuses and demanding accountability. Stay loud.
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Great to sit down recently with Willamette Week and talk about our first 11 months in office – from our lawsuits safeguarding over $4.5 billion for Oregon, to our proactive work on public safety and combatting organized crime. #orpol
Read the full conversation: www.wweek.com/news/2025/12...
Read the full conversation: www.wweek.com/news/2025/12...
Oregon’s Rookie Attorney General Is Making His Living Suing Donald Trump
From the moment Attorney General Dan Rayfield took office in January, the Oregon Department of Justice has been engaged in a nearly full-time battle with President Donald Trump’s administration.
www.wweek.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Great to sit down recently with Willamette Week and talk about our first 11 months in office – from our lawsuits safeguarding over $4.5 billion for Oregon, to our proactive work on public safety and combatting organized crime. #orpol
Read the full conversation: www.wweek.com/news/2025/12...
Read the full conversation: www.wweek.com/news/2025/12...
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I said it months ago, I said it days ago, I'm saying it again: Pete, you gotta resign.
Hegseth Faulted by Pentagon Investigator Over Signal Chat
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I said it months ago, I said it days ago, I'm saying it again: Pete, you gotta resign.
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How many times do we need to make it clear to Trump that food is not a bargaining chip? The cruelty knows no bounds.
In Congress, I'll keep working for families to have the resources they need to put food on the table.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
In Congress, I'll keep working for families to have the resources they need to put food on the table.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
How many times do we need to make it clear to Trump that food is not a bargaining chip? The cruelty knows no bounds.
In Congress, I'll keep working for families to have the resources they need to put food on the table.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
In Congress, I'll keep working for families to have the resources they need to put food on the table.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...