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When Brandon Jordan joined U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas’ team in 2023, much of his work with local Latino communities focused on protecting farmworker rights and supporting the dreams of their children.

The assurance came in a letter last week from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas. Salinas, a Democrat who represents the Willamette Valley, had opposed any plans to bolster or create new facilities in the Beaver State in a Feb. 12 letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security signed by the state’s Democratic congressional delegation alongside 10 Democratic congressmembers.

Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., is leading the House version and said it “deters illegal enforcement practices and prevents ICE and CBP from operating with impunity.”

According to Oregon State University, Oregon is the leading producer of Christmas trees in the United States, sending more than half of the state’s trees to California each year and shipping some as far as Hong Kong and Japan.

Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas went to Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday expecting to meet with three of her constituents who are detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

House Democrats held a forum Wednesday to call attention to harms from President Donald Trump’s tough-on-immigration enforcement push, highlighting stories of individuals who interacted with immigration agents.

Climate-focused House Democrats on Monday detailed their plans for boosting investments in cleaner energy technologies, including shoring up federal support.