Weekly Update for June 18, 2026

• 15 detentions reported to the hotline June 12-June 18

• Counties in Oregon where detentions occurred:  Hood River, Jackson, Multnomah, Clackamas, Linn, with additional reports from Idaho and Washington

• 42 total verified detentions reported to PIRC in June 2026 

Now is a good moment to remember: Your conversations and group chats are only as secure as the people in them and what you say in them. This week, we have seen scary news out of Minneapolis, and it’s important that all of us in the migrant solidarity movement do what we can to keep each other safe. 

Save this information:

• Mass Defense Hotline: a connection to support for anyone dealing with the carceral system or navigating protest issues in Oregon. 971-247-1072

• ACLU Legal Intake form: for anyone whose constitutional rights may have been violated: https://intake.aclu-or.org/

Everyone has constitutional rights!: 

• to remain silent

• to not sign anything without speaking to an attorney

• against unlawful search and seizure (this includes not opening a door to any agent of any agency without a signed judicial search warrant)

• You can record interactions with agents, ask if you are being detained, and ask for their name, agency and badge number,

We are also witnessing a strategy that is more insidious and quiet than mass detentions, and still deeply damaging. 

Over the past year, USCIS, the agency in charge of immigration benefits, has been slowing down approvals of many applications, including work permits. This is especially true for DACA recipients - nationally, DACA renewals have gone from taking from a few weeks or months to now taking up to 6 months or more. This is resulting in some DACA recipients and others losing their work authorization.

Immigration paperwork delays lead to layoffs and lost income; and without status, these individuals do not qualify for unemployment. 

In addition to mass detentions, this is yet another way this administration is seeking to disrupt the lives of members of our community. 

• If you are a DACA recipient and need to renew in the next 6-9 months, check out resources at United we Dream (unitedwedream.org)

• For anyone: consider calling  your Congressional delegates and let them know your support for DACA recipients. (202) 224-3121 is the number for the Capitol Switchboard.

• If you are a experiencing a slowdown in your application being processed, whether you are a DACAista or have another kind of status, consider contacting your member of congress and asking them to submit an inquiry on your behalf.