Yesenia Amaro
Investigative Reporter at Oregon Live (The Oregonian)
Investigative reporter @Oregonian. Latina, bilingüe y parte de @IRE_NICAR, @NAHJ. Previously @fresnobee, @ReviewJournal. Send news tips at [email protected]
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1 day ago |
oregonlive.com | Yesenia Amaro
At a tiny church in Cornelius, nearly a dozen people pass a candle as they share their names, how they feel and what they’d like to emotionally jettison. Most in the group, which includes undocumented immigrants, say they’re fearful. They’d like to be relieved of uncertainty. “It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t afraid,” said one of the attendees, sitting next to her husband. The fear? La migra. La chota. La verde. La perrera. ICE.
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6 days ago |
salemreporter.com | Yesenia Amaro
The risk seemed far too great. Portland State University graduate student Abdul Almutairi learned Thursday he was one of 23 international students in Oregon targeted by the Trump administration for deportation. Haunted by video footage of a Tufts University graduate student who was whisked away by federal agents and sent to an immigration detention center in Louisiana, Almutairi made a quick decision.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Yesenia Amaro
Read this story in English: As some cities cancel Latino heritage celebrations amid immigration fears, large Portland event moving forwardLos organizadores de eventos que celebran la herencia latina están divergiendo en planes para proceder en medio de preocupaciones de inmigración bajo la administración de Trump. Al menos dos eventos en el centro de Oregón se han unido a una creciente lista de eventos cancelados en todo el país.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Yesenia Amaro
Organizers of events celebrating Latino heritage are diverging in plans to proceed amid concerns of immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. At least two events in central Oregon have joined a growing list of canceled outings nationwide. But several others are moving forward, including next month’s Cinco de Mayo celebration in Portland.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Yesenia Amaro
Read this story in English: Portland physics student flees Trump crackdown, months from earning his doctorateEl riesgo parecía demasiado grande. El estudiante de la Universidad Estatal de Portland (Portland State University) Abdul Almutairi, se enteró el jueves que era uno de los 23 estudiantes internacionales en Oregón que la administración de Trump tenía en la mira para ser deportados.
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