Forest Grove codified its status as a sanctuary city Monday under Oregon's Sanctuary Promise Act, becoming only the second city in the state after Portland to adopt such a measure, according to the city manager.
More than 300 students from the Forest Grove High School left the school campus and walked nearly five-miles round trip to the flagpole east of Safeway and back to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Washington County.
In response to a dip in attendance attributed to immigration enforcement fears, the Forest Grove School District (FGSD) Board of Directors approved a partnership with the Hillsboro School District Tuesday morning that will allow up to 30 FGSD students to attend school virtually.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to declare two separate states of emergency in response to federal actions, one over food insecurity and the other over a sharp increase in ICE activity in the county.
A rumor circulating on social media that a meeting was held at Neil Armstrong Middle School informing the school that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be at the school on Tuesday, Oct. 21 is false, the school's interim principal said Monday evening.
