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The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is committed to providing the very best public safety services for the residents of Multnomah County, which includes our immigrant and refugee communities. In this current political climate, we recognize that people in these communities may feel fear and distrust toward law enforcement officers. We want to ensure that our residents know MCSO does not enforce federal immigration law nor do we have authority in deportation.
MCSO adheres to Oregon State Law and federal court decisions when it comes to enforcing federal immigration laws. Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 181A.820 states:
No law enforcement agency of the State of Oregon or of any political subdivision of the state shall use agency moneys, equipment or personnel for the purpose of detecting or apprehending persons whose only violation of law is that they are persons of foreign citizenship present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.
You can read the full statute at: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/181A.820
Our current policy states “… because of state law, MCSO must draw a bright line with regard to the work of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a subset of DHS, and the responsibilities of MCSO. MCSO’s mission does not encompass the enforcement of federal immigration law.”
You can read the full policy at https://www.mcso.us/site/policy_review.php which is open for review. As a stakeholder, we want to know what you think. Please feel free to send us your feedback on this policy.
“I’m proud of MCSO’s relationship with the immigrant and refugee community. We work hard every day to build trust with these communities and will continue to do so. We are here to serve all members of our community regardless of immigration status. Please call us in case of an emergency, to report a crime, or to find a missing person. Sheriff Deputies will not ask anyone about their immigration status.”-Sheriff Mike Reese