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Asylum seekers arrested in Portland amid protests sparked by rising federal immigration raids
We hear from Innovation Law Lab about four asylum seekers they are representing who were recently arrested when they showed up for scheduled hearings at the Portland Immigration Court.

Newberg business owner arrested by ICE officials, alarming vineyard workers
A vineyard business owner was arrested by federal immigration officials Thursday. The arrest follows an uptick of enforcement actions by the federal government in Oregon.

Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

Politics Now
‘OPB Politics Now’: What the ‘one big, beautiful bill’ would mean for Oregon’s health care system
The Trump administration's "one big, beautiful bill" is in the state Senate.
Federal cuts threaten Oregon’s disaster response ahead of wildfire season
The Trump administration hasn’t renewed a critical grant that helps fund local disaster response, leaving Oregon counties and tribal governments vulnerable ahead of a potentially active wildfire season.

Immigration
Could Trump mobilize Washington state’s National Guard if immigration raid protests break out?
President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard in California against the wishes of the state’s governor is playing out in yet another court battle over constitutional powers. In Washington state, Democrats have watched the events unfold with anxiety.

Federal cuts narrow career pipeline for budding science researchers in Oregon
The National Institutes of Health has eliminated grants for training programs that help young scientists from underrepresented communities get ahead in their careers. Advocates of these programs say these terminations will mean losing out on future leaders and scientific advancement.

Washington state farmworkers fear retaliation, deportation for reporting sexual harassment to key federal agency under Trump
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission won’t say if immigration status will be used against victims.

Oregon voter rolls case highlights national confusion over American Samoans’ citizenship status
Nearly 200 American Samoans were mistakenly registered to vote in Oregon, exposing deep confusion across the country over their unique legal status as U.S. nationals without birthright citizenship.
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Trump administration challenges Oregon over voter rolls in lawsuit
At issue is whether the state is complying with a decades-old federal voting law.