Flyer text: ASK MAYOR HOY
WHY SALEM DIDN'T SIGN THE LETTER CALLING FOR ICE ACTIVITY TO HALT
31 Oregon mayors signed a letter demanding immigration enforcement activity cease immediately.
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MAYOR'S EMAIL:
JHOY@CITYOFSALEM.NET
Dear Secretary Noem and Mr. Homan,
We write to you as elected leaders who represent Oregon communities that are fearful and morally opposed to the tactics that federal officers are deploying in Oregon and across the country.
Whenever law enforcement uses lethal force, there must be a full, fair investigation and accountability at the highest legal standard. The administration's blatant disregard for the facts on the ground in recent incidents in Minneapolis, coupled with increasingly aggressive tactics and rhetoric against people exercising their First Amendment rights, compromises the integrity of the current investigations. The situation erodes public trust and normalizes an environment where it seems acceptable to harm people who disagree with what the government is attempting to do. This is in direct opposition to the civil liberties and freedoms on which this country was founded.
We demand an immediate halt to federal immigration enforcement actions in Oregon until thorough investigations of use of force incidents in Minneapolis, in Portland, and all other use of force incidents by federal agents are thoroughly investigated and those involved are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
State, county, and city law enforcement are on the front lines of keeping communities safe. They provide essential services and have built trust with the people they serve. That trust has been critical to reducing crime and violence across the state. But we are seeing firsthand the fear created by the administration's immigration enforcement tactics. That fear is deepened when local law enforcement is shut out of federal investigations and treated as obstacles rather than partners in addressing real crime.
The actions of your officers are not making our communities safer. Parents are afraid to take their children to school. Families are avoiding health care. People are scared to go to work or even go to the store for essentials, let alone suppor
Letter text continued: a range of small businesses. The actions of your officers, especially the use of lethal force, are damaging local economies and hurting the people we are responsible for protecting and serving.
We will firmly uphold Oregon's Sanctuary Law, protections that have been in place for decades and strengthened over time with bipartisan agreement, and we will defend local resolutions that complement and expand on state law. Lawful immigration enforcement is the work of the federal government, and our resources will continue to be prioritized to solve actual problems
and address local criminal activity. Our message to our immigrant and refugee communities is unequivocal: We stand with you. You belong here. Our message to your administration is equally clear: Current practices must change
immediately.
Sincerely,
Governor Kotek
TJ Bailey, Mayor of Falls City Lisa Batey, Mayor of Milwaukie Lacey Beaty, Mayor of Beaverton Craig Berdie, Mayor of Yachats Rory Bialostosky, Mayor of West Linn Paul Blackburn, Mayor of Hood River Joe Buck, Mayor of Lake Oswego Angelica Ceja, Mayor of Aumsville Jeffrey Dalin, Mayor of Cornelius Ed Fitch, Mayor of Redmond Sean Fitzpatrick, Mayor of Astoria Annette Frank, Mayor of Dayton Tonya Graham, Mayor of Ashland Ki-Yang Hu, Mayor of Tigard Jan Kaplan, Mayor of Newport
Melanie Kebler, Mayor of Bend Kaarin Knudson, Mayor of Eugene Cecelia Koontz, Mayor of Monmouth Frank Lonergan, Mayor of Woodburn Denyse McGriff, Mayor of Oregon City Christopher McMorran, Mayor of Philomath Shawn O'Neil, Mayor of Wilsonville Beach Pace, Mayor of Hillsboro Jairo Rios-Campos, Mayor of Wood Village Travis Stovall, Mayor of Gresham Jim Trett, Mayor of Detroit Susan Wahlke, Mayor of Lincoln City Linda Watkins, Mayor of Carlton Malynda Wenzl, Mayor of Forest Grove Keith Wilson, Mayor of Portland
Steve Wright, Mayor of Seaside
Would love to hear from @mayorjuliehoy why she didn’t sign the letter (that was signed by 31 Oregon Mayors) calling for ICE to get out of our state.
You can comment on her social media, or email jhoy@cityofsalem.net, or ask her personally at city council.
#SalemOregon #SalemOR #Indivisible #ICEOut