"Oregon was next" according to an unnamed former official. While a Minnesota-like operation has not materialized, enforcement has increased.

Gov. Kim Reynolds hopes "everybody turns down the rhetoric" after public outcry over the federal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota.

Americans overwhelmingly say it is acceptable to record immigration arrests. Most also say it’s unacceptable for ICE, CBP officers to hide their identities.

Misinformation about ICE authority has spread widely online. Federal law allows ICE to detain, arrest, and use force under defined conditions, and misunderstanding those powers can lead to dangerous real-world consequences.

“There has been no more urgent challenge facing all Americans these past few weeks than the chaos in Minnesota stemming from an unprecedented surge in immigration enforcement,” said Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, a Republican who is the conference’s president this year.

Oregon lawmakers will return to Salem next week for a packed legislative session in which they hope to address a projected budget deficit, strengthen the state’s economy and challenge federal immigration enforcement policies.

Democrats are pressing to require the Department of Homeland Security to use judicial warrants for immigration arrests and home entries, a change that current and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say would hamstring Trump administration‘s deportation agenda.

The warning from Tufts about immgiration enforcement follows the detention of Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Öztürk, who was held for more than six weeks by federal authorities.

Let us pray for reconciliation where there is division, for justice where there are violations of fundamental rights, and for consolation for all who feel overwhelmed by fear or loss,’ Archbishop Coakley said.