The Eugene City Council passed a resolution during a public meeting Feb. 9 declaring a humanitarian crisis in Eugene due to “federal immigration actions.”
“This resolution declares that the impacts of federal immigration enforcement constitute a humanitarian crisis for all residents of the city of Eugene,” Councilor Lyndsie Leech, who represents Ward 7 and introduced and drafted the resolution, said during the meeting. “It affirms our core values to support human dignity, community belonging and access to essential services.”
Multiple cities in Oregon have passed similar resolutions, including Woodburn and Hillsboro, which each declared a “state of emergency” due to the impacts of federal immigration regulation…