A flurry of executive orders on immigration promises a dramatic crackdown. California pushed back in court against Trump last time.

Denying human rights to a bedeviled minority – rights such as due process - is a classic trait of a dictatorship. Let’s not ...

Portlanders deserve leaders who prioritize real solutions to our local challenges, not performative political commentary.

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking one of the most drastic shifts in U.S. immigration ...

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Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts ...

The Laken Riley Act expands detention for undocumented immigrants, including those accused – but not convicted – of low-level crimes like shoplifting. Volunteers are canvassing the streets, searching ...

The measure, which President Trump recently signed into law, is not the reform we need. It is a national disgrace.

The Laken Riley Act expands detention for undocumented immigrants, including those accused – but not convicted – of low-level ...

It shouldn’t be controversial for a law enforcement agency to work together with another law enforcement agency to protect ...

Nearly one year ago, 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was murdered by a Venezuelan national who had been ...