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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:00am
MULTNOMAH COUNTY PASSES FEDERAL IMMIGRATION RESOLUTION
Multnomah County Commissioners this morning voted in favor of a resolution urging Immigration and Custom Enforcement, or ICE, to use prosecutorial discretion in enforcing federal immigration policies.
The resolution seeks to oppose harsh federal deportation practices that have split up families, diverted county resources, and betrayed the trust of Multnomah County’s immigrant community.
County Chairman Jeff Cogen cited an ICE mandate issued last year stating that because the government lacks the resources to prosecute every immigration case, only people who pose “the greatest threat to homeland security” should be deported.
KBOO reporter Carlos Chavez has more on the story:
- KBOO
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