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gets hundreds of cases a day, and
when you see all that support, it
makes the case really stand out.”
As soon as he heard of the situa
tion, Smith decided to do what he
could for Johnston and, eventually,
Hooley made some calls to ensure a
fair trial. The congresswoman also
contacted Johnston’s school,
Chemeketa Community College in
Salem, to ask the president to “go
easy on him” when Johnston re
turned to his classes late in the term.
Smith also urged immigration offi
cials to track down the original offi
cer who allowed the Johnston to
cross the border 19 years ago. It was
discovered that in 1987, three years
after Johnston was bom, the immi
gration officer assigned Johnston’s
case to a fellow employee for investi
gation, but that person failed to fol
low through and the paperwork re
mained incomplete, Rowan said.
On Monday, Margrethe Johnston
received a letter from the retired offi
cer who said he felt immigration
should have started the paperwork
when newborn Johnston and his
parents first crossed the border. She
also received notice that her son was
set for a hearing the next day.
On Tuesday, Johnston’s parents
and his lawyer flew to San Diego for
the hearing. At 1 p.m., Johnston at
tended a 10-minute hearing, which
concluded with his release after his
lawyer moved for the action. John
ston was released on his own recog
nizance at 8 p.m., by which time his
father and lawyer had returned to
Oregon. Margrethe Johnston and
Jake Johnston arrived in Portland at
about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Johnston is now' in Salem awaiting
information on his trial and on the pa
perwork being done at the Portland
immigration office, Margrethe John
ston said.
After Margrethe Johnston took 10
days off work to travel and support
her son’s case, she declared bank
ruptcy, Rowan said. In order to help
the Johnston family take care of the
financial hardship the ordeal has
caused, Susan Maffai, the mother of
Johnston’s friend, established the
Jake Johnston Fund at Klamath First
Federal bank, located at 948 S.W.
Ninth St., Redmond, Ore., 97756.
Contributions will be used mostly for
Johnston’s legal expenses, including
his #225-per-hour lawyer.
“I think it’s pretty amazing,” Mar
grethe Johnston said. “In the begin
ning, I was hoping we wouldn’t have
to (establish a fund), but now I am
very grateful.”
Margrethe said she is more than
optimistic about the Portland trial
because Johnston received an indef
inite parole, meaning the issue
should be resolved quickly.
“It’s just a matter of paperwork,”
she said.
Contact the reporter
at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com.
News brief
Student Senate
approves funds
for visiting speaker
The ASUO Student Senate met on
Wednesday night to discuss funding
a student-group sponsored speaker,
a bill in the Oregon legislature that
would drastically limit the use of stu
dent incidental fees and a revision of
program and assessment policy re
garding auditing.
The senate approved the Interfra
temity Council’s application to trans
fer funds originally intended for the fall
term salary of its president. Due to the
resignation of the then-IFC president,
the money had not been used. IFC will
instead use the $452 to help pay for
Daniel McPherson to come to campus
to speak about the roles men play in
reducing violence against women. The
event is co-sponsored by the Univer
sity Women’s Center.
The senate also heard a presenta
tion from ASUO legislative associate
Stephan Myers on a proposed bill in
the Oregon legislature that would
prevent student fees from funding
any membership body — including
such groups as the ASUO and Club
Sports. According to Myers, Bill 3600
faces a hearing tomorrow in Salem.
Finally, the Senate approved a pro
posal from Seat 18 Senator Andy El
liot on a new program and assessment
policy. Under current rules, an ASUO
group conducting a fundraiser must
hire an auditor to monitor the ex
change of money and services. The au
ditor must be paid an hourly rate,
which represents a prohibitive cost to
many small ASUO groups, Elliot said.
Under the new rule, #1,000 will be
taken from surplus money to estab
lish a fund to pay auditing costs for
ASUO groups. The adopted proposal
is a limited version of the #5,000 plan
that will go into effect next year.
—John Dudrey
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