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Senate votes to outlaw discrimination against Oregon tenants based on immigration status
It comes as Oregon strives to strengthen state laws protecting immigrants against a backdrop of threats from President Donald Trump’s administration, and as the state grapples with a housing crisis.
Immigration
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportations under wartime law
The Trump administration has invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador — a case that has become a flashpoint amid escalating tension with the federal courts

Immigration
Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month
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Students with Evergreen Public Schools help shape student immigration policy
Evergreen Public Schools recently passed a new resolution on protections that was helped crafted by students. We'll hear from a few students who gave their input on protections needed for undocumented students.

Oregon immigration advocates decry Trump’s use of wartime law to speed deportations
On Saturday, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime authority that would allow the executive to speed deportations, targeting a Venezuelan gang. The act requires the president to declare the country is at war, giving him the power to speed deportations.

Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act to deport is 'a threat to everyone,' lawyer argues
President Trump justified his use of a wartime law to deport people. The CEO of Democracy Forward argues that the president is using it to claim powers not granted to him under the Constitution.
Immigration
Federal court blocks deportations of Venezuelans amid controversy over an 18th century law
President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a judge’s early order that it cannot immediately expel a number of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.

Education
Woodburn School Board narrowly approves ‘Safe and Welcoming Schools’ resolution at tense board meeting
The board rejected the resolution originally late last month and decided to revisit it in March. The vote was met with strong pushback from staff, families and students.

Northwest advocates, immigrants on edge following flurry of contradictory, confusing executive orders
Attorneys for unaccompanied minors ordered to stop work without explanation, followed by sudden reversal.
Think Out Loud
A look at Southern Oregon’s non-logging forestry workforce
We'll talk with a reporter about his deep dive into this side of the forestry industry and how it’s changed over the last 50 years.