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Newspaper Page TextA3 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019 Veterans court may be collateral damage in immigration ﬁ ght Specialty courts caught up in sanctuary clash By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press EUGENE — Three decades ago, Lori Ann Bourgeois was guard- ing ﬁ ghter jets at an air base. After her discharge, she fell into drug addic- tion. She wound up liv- ing on the streets and was arrested for possession of methamphetamine. But on a recent day, the former Air Force Security Police member walked into a Veterans Treatment Court after completing a 90-day residential drug treatment program. Two dozen fellow vets sitting on the court- room benches applauded. A judge handed Bourgeois a special coin marking the occasion, inscribed with the words “Change Atti- tude, Change Thinking, Change Behavior.” The program Bour- geois credits for pulling her out of the “black hole” of homelessness is among more than three dozen Ore- gon specialty courts caught in a standoff between the state and federal govern- ment over immigration enforcement. The Trump adminis- tration in 2017 threatened to withhold law enforce- ment grants from 29 cit- ies, counties or states it viewed as having “sanc- tuary” policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration agents. Today, all those jurisdictions have received or been cleared to get the money, except Ore- gon, which is battling for the funds in federal court. The Veterans Treat- ment Court in Eugene and 40 other specialty courts, including mental health and civilian drug pro- grams, risk losing all or part of their budgets, said Michael Schmidt, execu- tive director of Oregon’s Criminal Justice Commis- sion, which administers the money. The commission has managed to keep the courts funded through July, Schmidt said. Unless the Trump administration relents or is forced by court order to deliver the money, or the Oregon Legislature AP Photo/Andrew Selsky Marine Corps veteran Ronald Cooper is a mentor with a specialty court for military veterans who are struggling with addiction and have tangled with the law. comes up with it, the com- mission must make “horri- ble, tough decisions” about where to make the cuts, Schmidt said. Speaking in her small ofﬁ ce in the Eugene court- house, specialty courts coordinator Danielle Han- son said if the veterans court budget is cut, the vets would have to start pay- ing for drug treatment, and they would be deprived of housing resources and travel funds to go to resi- dential treatment facilities as far as 330 miles away. Some veterans might even be turned away. “It would impact the program substantially,” Hanson said. Two dozen former ser- vicemen and women are going through the rigorous program that lasts a mini- mum of a year, and usually up to a year and a half. They must attend group sessions three times a week, come to court at least once a week — presided over by Judge Valeri Love, who acts as their commanding ofﬁ cer — submit to regular urinalysis tests, and show progress. Graduates can have convictions cleared and avoid prison. “The Veterans Treat- ment Court creates a rou- tine and a regimen that many vets can thrive in. It pulls them out of isolation,” said Michael Hajarizadeh, who represents the vets as a public defender. Many have post-traumatic stress, but the common thread is substance abuse, said Hajarizadeh, who himself is an Army veteran of the Afghanistan war. He said the support structure and the bond vets feel for each other make the system work. Bourgeois looked healthy and conﬁ dent and wore a radiant smile as she accepted the coin this month and shook Love’s hand. It was a sharp con- trast to when Bourgeois was arrested in a homeless camp on Aug. 31, 2017 — her 50th birthday. “This is my ﬁ rst time not being homeless in seven years,” Bourgeois said, blinking back tears behind metal-framed eyeglasses. “It is a BIG milestone.” Bourgeois served in the Air Force Security Police, now called Secu- rity Forces, for four years, until 1991. A back injury resulted in dependence on prescription painkillers, escalating to other drugs. In November, the Lane County Circuit Court entered her into the veter- ans court after ﬁ nding her guilty of possessing meth- amphetamine. If she com- pletes the program, the Cir- cuit Court will discharge Bourgeois and dismiss all proceedings against her. She had faced a year in jail. She is on probation and staying in a house for those recovering from addiction. “Without this, I’d still be out on the streets,” Bourgeois said. “I’m very grateful to be back and (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM ors, which ﬁ led suit in Illi- nois last summer. Not all went to court to get the grants. Vermont did not join any of the legal cases, instead corresponding directly with the Justice Department. Vermont ofﬁ - cials announced earlier this month the state Department of Public Safety would be getting $2.3 million in pre- viously blocked grants. Assistant U.S. Attor- ney General Joseph Hunt was among federal attor- neys who ﬁ led a motion in March to have Oregon’s lawsuit dismissed, arguing the Trump administration has the right to require fed- eral immigration coopera- tion in order for Oregon to receive the Byrne grants. The only magazine focused on just the Columbia-Pacific Region DiscoverOurCoast.com Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 SCHEDULE W EDNESDAY E VENING L ing authority, the lawsuit says. The Byrne grants, named for a New York City policeman killed by gang members in 1988, are the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions, sup- porting law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime pre- vention and education. Other courts have ruled against the U.S. Justice Department’s attempt to condition them on immi- gration cooperation. In September, a federal court temporarily blocked the agency from withhold- ing the funds for jurisdic- tions represented by the U.S. Conference of May- Inside Today! WANTED THE DAILY ASTORIAN A start again.” Gov. Kate Brown and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sued President Donald Trump in Novem- ber to get $4 million in grants from ﬁ scal years 2017 and 2018 restored, saying Oregon was “unlaw- fully deprived” of the funds. The lawsuit accuses Trump of an “unconstitu- tional attempt” to compel Oregon to enforce federal immigration policies. “As we have seen, these efforts have frequently been both inhumane and dangerous,” Rosenblum said. 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