EL SALVADOR — A local businessman is tracing his roots in El Salvador to share his story of being an undocumented immigrant as well as the stories of others looking to come to the U.S. Laz Ayala’s film, “Illegal the ...
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (CNN/KVEO) – Members of the United States House Energy and Commerce Committee visited a migrant detention center in Texas. The bipartisan group oversees the office of refugee resettlement. The Congress members came to get a first-hand look at ...
Grants Pass, Ore. – President Trump’s administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy has sparked numerous protests across the U.S. The Josephine Social Justice Alliance organized another rally outside of the Josephine County Courthouse Thursday. Their message — this practice is unacceptable. “We ...
Medford, Ore. – Unete has been in the Rogue Valley for about 20 years, and they’ve made it their mission to advocate for farm workers and immigrants in the area. Along with other protests across the country, they organized last ...
Medford, Ore. – Rogue Valley activists rallied in Downtown Medford this afternoon, demanding the government stop separating immigrant families at the U.S. border. Protesters at the rally say this event is all about bringing awareness to U.S. immigration policies. The ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – A convicted criminal who has been deported 20 times will spend the next 35 years behind bars for breaking into a 65-year-old woman’s home and sexually assaulting her. KGW reports 31-year-old Sergio Jose Martinez was caught after ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Two southern Oregon men were sentenced for their parts in a statewide immigration fraud and money laundering scheme. Court documents show 41-year-old Grants Pass resident Patrick Snyder and 54-year-old Medford resident Juvenal Vega Rodriquez used Snyder’s business, ...
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WDSU) – A man has taken sanctuary in a New Orleans church in an effort to avoid deportation. Jose Torres, an undocumented immigrant, appeared at a news conference Wednesday morning at First Grace United Methodist Church, where ...
Portland, Ore. (KPTV) – Activists formed a human fence Wednesday, using duct tape to link themselves together in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in southwest Portland. They said they were trying to block a detention bus ...
Sacramento, Calif. (KCRA) – The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a statement warning of neighborhood and work site sweeps across California. The statement was issued one day after Governor Jerry Brown declared California a “sanctuary ...