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2 more asylum seekers arrested by ICE at Portland Immigration Courthouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two more asylum seekers were arrested at the Portland Immigration Courthouse on Tuesday morning, making it a total of four people detained by ICE in June.
In response, the Innovation Law Lab attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition to challenge the arrest. A federal judge also ordered that the pair not be moved out of the state of Oregon for at least two days.
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The arrests on Tuesday come roughly a week after two other arrests. A transgender woman was detained by ICE agents while seeking asylum at a Portland immigration courthouse on Monday, June 2. A few days later, a .
Both asylum seekers who were arrested last week remain detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash.
'It is alarming that ICE and the administration are disregarding the longstanding protections in place for asylum seekers in an effort to conduct mass deportations'' said Isa Peña, director of strategy at Innovation Law Lab. 'Even when we have attorneys at the courthouse, ready to intervene, ICE is literally racing to grab people and disappear them from their families and communities.'
Oregon is classified as a and Portland as a , meaning their state and city law enforcement will not work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In response, President Donald Trump has , claiming their policies of not enforcing immigration law put the safety of American citizens in jeopardy.
This announcement comes as and around the country against ICE raids as well as the federal government's immigration policies. In Los Angeles, where protests have reached a fever pitch, Trump has .
Meanwhile, a group has gathered at the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters, camping overnight and calling for others on social media to join them in a round-the-clock protest.
KOIN 6 News has reached out to Multnomah County and ICE for comment. This story will be updated when we receive a response.
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