Oregon’s new Attorney General, Dan Rayfield, wasted no time distributing information on the Civil Rights Unit (CRU) Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit.

The CRU Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit is a free, online resource for those seeking to understand Oregon’s sanctuary laws and help ensure that our communities are safe for all. This toolkit covers information needed to understand, report, and combat violations of Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise Laws. Some of the information covers:

• Family preparation packets
• Where to report ICE or other federal immigration authorities active in their community.
• What information to collect when encountered by ICE to show a violation.
• Legal recourse when sanctuary laws are violated.

Promoting the CRU Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit, Senator Deb Patterson (D-Salem) said “Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise laws mean that everyone can live, work, go to school, and access government services without fear that the state or local government will report you to ICE. The Oregon Department of Justice has created a guide to help Oregonians understand, report, and combat violations of these sanctuary laws.”

The House and Senate Committee on Judiciary are sponsoring HB 2466 and SB 277, which amends the statue ORS 181A.823. The statue prohibits enforcement agency or public body from sharing or collecting immigration or citizenship status. HB 2466 and SB 277 adds an exception allowing for the sharing of data as needed to effect an international extradition and return of a person charged with or convicted of a crime in this state and for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued.

This will counter extradition of criminals by ICE and use Oregon taxpayer funds to bring back criminals for trial. If convicted, we have to pay for their incarceration and when freed there is no provision to deport them. According to a Hoover Institute report, it depends on the country whether deported criminals will be incarcerated. Why should Oregon bring back criminals, especially if they are already incarcerated in the country of origin.

ORS 181A.823 is a statute that deals with prohibitions related to immigration enforcement. It outlines restrictions on the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local entities. Here are some key points:

• Prohibitions: The statute prohibits the use of public resources for immigration enforcement purposes, ensuring that local law enforcement does not engage in activities that would interfere with federal immigration enforcement.
• Public Resources: It defines public resources as including public funds, personnel, property, and facilities, thus limiting the extent to which these can be used for immigration enforcement.
• Sanctuary Policies: The statute supports sanctuary policies by preventing local entities from entering into agreements that would facilitate immigration enforcement, thereby protecting individuals from being targeted based on their immigration status.
• Civil Arrests: It also prohibits civil arrests without a warrant or court order in certain facilities and during court proceedings, further safeguarding individuals from unwarranted detention.
• Reporting Mechanism: The statute includes provisions for reporting violations of sanctuary policies, allowing for oversight and accountability in the enforcement of these prohibitions.

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The toolkit follows 22 Democrats sponsoring HB 2543 requesting $15 million to lawyer up “illegals” and fight against the Federal Government deporting “illegal” criminals. Appropriation includes $10.5 million to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to disbursement to Oregon Worker Relief as the fiscal agent under ORS 9.85. Appropriates $4.5 million to the Judicial Department for transfer to the Oregon State Bar for use by the Legal Services Program to provide legal services to individuals on immigration matters.

Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Crater Lake) in contrast is sponsoring HB 2192, which requires a public body that gets and keeps a person's data to get and keep the person's status as an immigrant or citizen.

The bill requires each public body that collects and maintains personal information about individuals residing in this state to collect and maintain, along with the personal information of each individual, information on the individual’s immigration or citizenship status when applying for benefits. Deletes the prohibition against collecting “Information concerning a person’s citizenship or immigration status.” It includes information about whether a person is a citizen of the United States or has lawful authority to be present in the United States, either through a visa, a green card or another official documentation. The term does not include information consisting of a person’s address, location, contact information, relatives, associates or other information that could lead to the detection or apprehension of the person.

Go to Oregon Citizens Lobby Legislative Bill Alerts to respond on these bills.


--Donna Bleiler

Post Date: 2025-02-02 12:54:37

Last Update: 2025-02-02 01:09:26