PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A back-and-forth between Oregon’s largest healthcare workers union and Legacy Health has led to a cease-and-desist letter over claims that federal agents are “roaming” the halls of a Portland hospital.
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) claims that since late September or early October, nurses and other staff at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center (LEMC) have reported violations of hospital policy by federal agents transporting detainees.
“ICE clearly doesn’t understand the proper protocols when they’re in a hospital,” said Peter Starzynski, the ONA Director of Communications…