PSU Vanguard
By Savanna Ford
October 7, 2018
More than 120 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees were imprisoned in May 2018 in Sheridan, Ore., after seeking asylum in the United States. The guests of a Portland church, First Unitarian Portland, have hosted 11 asylees for one to five nights. Nine more men are expected to join.
In late August, 87 percent of men represented by the legal group Innovation Law Lab held in detention were released. As court hearings for the remaining asylees press on, some of the released men have taken residence at First Unitarian. Growing respite efforts led to the contact between First Unitarian Portland and the legal group. Staffed with 50 congregants and community members assisting in the endeavor, First Unitarian opened its doors to the former detainees while their sponsors coordinated travel arrangements.
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