Federal ruling sparks policy change for jailed immigrants facing deportation in Oregon Counties

*This is an important development.  The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has ruled that holding undocumented immigrants solely for deportation violates the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Three counties in Oregon will no longer hold the undocumented for deportation. Thanks to Taquista Jules Garza for the alert.VL

By Andrea Castillo, The Oregonian

Undocumented immigrants in the metro area will no longer be held in county lockups for the sole purpose of deportation, a change that has implications statewide.

Wednesday’s announcement by sheriff’s agencies in Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas counties follows a federal judge’s ruling that Clackamas County violated one woman’s Fourth Amendment rights by holding her for immigration authorities without probable cause.

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