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New York Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
A Pro-Trump Community Reckons With Losing a Beloved Immigrant Neighbor
Voters here in Oregon's rural Yamhill County have backed Donald Trump for three presidential elections in a row, most recently by a six-point margin. His promises to crack down on immigration resonated in these working-class communities. Then last month ICE detained Moises Sotelo, a beloved but undocumented Mexican immigrant who has lived in the county for 31 years and owns a vineyard management company employing 10 people. Two of his children were born here and are American citizens, and Sotelo was a pillar of his church and won a wine industry award — yet he was detained for five weeks and on Friday was deported to Mexico, his family said. 'Moises's story just really shook our community,' Elise Yarnell Hollamon, the City Council president in Newberg, Sotelo's hometown, told me. 'Everyone knows him, and he has built a reputation within our community over the last few decades.' The result has been an outpouring of support for Sotelo, even in this conservative county (which is also my home). More than 2,200 people have donated to a GoFundMe for the family, raising more than $150,000 for legal and other expenses, and neighbors have been dropping off meals and offering vehicles and groceries. 'Oh, my God, it's been insane,' said Alondra Sotelo Garcia, his adult daughter, who was born in America. 'I knew he was well known, but I didn't know how big it would blow up to be.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
Yamhill County Sheriff's deputy shoots, kills Sheridan stabbing suspect who injured 2
A suspect in a stabbing incident in Sheridan was shot and killed by a Yamhill County Sheriff's deputy July 7, police said. Yamhill County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to reports of a stabbing in the 900 block of Southeast Sheridan Road at about 7 p.m. A deputy found two people had been stabbed and a suspect was "brandishing" a knife, according to a news release from the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The deputy shot the suspect, who died, police said. One stabbing victim was transported by Life Flight to an area hospital and the other was taken by ambulance, police said. The Yamhill County Major Crimes Response Team was activated, and the Newberg-Dundee Police Department is investigating the incident. Newberg-Dundee Police did not release the name of the officer or the deceased. The conditions of the stabbing victims were not immediately known. The incident appeared to have taken place at or near the Valley's Edge RV Park, according to PulsePoint. The investigation is ongoing. Isabel Funk covers breaking news and public safety for the Statesman Journal. Funk can be reached at ifunk@ or on X at @isabeldfunk This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Police shoot, kill Sheridan, Oregon stabbing suspect who injured 2
