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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, March 30, 2017 Man arrested despite protected status to be released BRIEFLY Portland police detain people in downtown protest By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE — A Mexican man who has spent more than six weeks in immigration detention despite his partici- pation in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children was expected to be released from custody as soon as Wednesday pending deportation proceed- ings, his lawyers said. John Odell in Tacoma approved freeing Daniel Ramirez Medina, 24, until his next immigration court hearing. Immigration agents arrested him last month in suburban Seattle, saying he acknowledged affiliating with gangs. Officials then revoked his protected status. Ramirez adamantly denies any gang ties or making any such admission. He spent 40 minutes answering questions from prosecutors during a two-hour hearing Tuesday, repeatedly denying any gang connections, his attorney, Mark Rosenbaum, said. “He answered every ques- tion the government put to him,” Rosenbaum said. “He stayed true, and the government had no evidence whatsoever.” The attorney added: “We’re thrilled he’s getting out of a facility he never should have been in in the first place. But he’s lost 45 days of his life. He’s been vilified by the government.” Rose Richeson, a spokes- woman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, referred a request for comment to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which did not immediately return PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon have detained a handful of people during a downtown rally protesting the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager. TV footage showed police restraining at least two people Wednesday when they moved into the street. Sgt. Pete Simpson, police spokesman, did not immediately return a call. A Multnomah County grand jury concluded last week that Officer Andrew Hearst was justified in shooting Quanice Hayes three times after police say Hayes reached for his waistband instead of following orders to surrender. Police say protesters blocked traffic and one person set off a flare. The crowd is also upset because they were blocked from City Council chambers under a new policy aimed at controlling protests that have brought city business to a near-standstill in recent months. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File Daniel Ramirez Medina In this March 8 photo, Mark Rosenbaum, right, an attor- ney for Daniel Ramirez Medina, talks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Seattle, as fellow attorneys, from left, Ethan Dettmer, Theodore Boutrous Jr., and Luis Cortes, look on. an email seeking comment Tuesday. Immigration agents arrested Ramirez on Feb. 10 at an apartment complex where they had gone to arrest his father, a previously deported felon. Ramirez, who came to the U.S. at 7, has no criminal record and twice passed back- ground checks to participate in the Deferred Action for Child- hood Arrivals program, which allows young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children to stay in the country and work. Immigration officials have started deportation proceedings against him. His attorneys have pressed claims in federal court that the arrest and detention violated Ramirez’s constitutional rights, but a federal judge in Seattle last week upheld a decision not to release him, saying he instead should challenge his detention in immigration court. Attorneys for Ramirez had cancelled a previously sched- uled bond hearing that could’ve resulted in an earlier release. U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez nevertheless said “many questions remain regarding the appropriateness of the government’s conduct” in arresting him. Among those questions, his lawyers have said, is whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents misinterpreted a tattoo on his forearm when they described it as a “gang tattoo” in an arrest report. The lawyers say the tattoo, which says “La Paz BCS,” pays homage to the city of La Paz in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, where he was born. Ramirez’s case is one of several recent arrests that have left immigration activists fearing an erosion of protec- tions under the DACA program instituted by President Barack Obama in 2012. ICE agents in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday arrested Francisco J. Rodriguez Domin- guez, a DACA participant Daniel Ramirez Medina/Public Counsel via AP who was brought to the U.S. from Morelia, in Mexico’s Michoacan state, at age 5. Last December, he entered a diversion program following a drunken driving arrest and had attended all his court dates and required meetings, the Amer- ican Civil Liberties Union of Oregon said in a statement. The agency said Monday that it targeted Rodriguez Dominguez because of the DUI and that he would be released on bond pending deportation proceedings. Ramirez’s lawyers had sought to keep his case out of federal immigration court, which they said is ill-equipped to handle his claims that his arrest violated his constitu- tional rights to due process and to be free from unreasonable seizure. The immigration judge set his bond at $15,000, which his lawyers say will be posted. About 750,000 immigrants have enrolled in the DACA program since it began. Lawmakers increase funding for Oregon Promise college grants BEND (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are considering increasing the funding for a state grant that funds community college tuition for low-income students. The Bulletin reports that because more students than expected took advantage of the Oregon Promise grant, there was too little money left over for the spring term and students already in the program faced smaller checks that possibly wouldn’t cover their tuition. A state Senate bill that passed Monday adds more money to the program, meaning students would get all of what they expected for the semester. The state originally allotted $10 million per fiscal year for the grant program. The bill that passed Monday would add an additional $3.6 million to the fund from the state general fund. Oregon mother injured at 2015 Easter egg hunt files lawsuit PORTLAND (AP) — An Oregon mother who was injured during an Easter egg hunt last year is suing the event organizers who she is accusing of failing to control the crowd. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Rachel Townsend of Hillsboro filed her $112,000 lawsuit last week against The Hatter’s Easter Extravaganza organizers in Clackamas. Townsend says her knee was injured during the 2015 event after overly excited Easter egg hunters, some who she suspects were not registered for the event, pushed her to the ground while she tried to find her niece. The mother says her meniscus and part of her cruciate ligament in her left knee were torn. She has since undergone surgery. The money from the lawsuit would help cover her medical expenses and her time off-work. The event organizers declined to comment. Port of Astoria calls for probe into venue in airport hangar ASTORIA (AP) — The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allega- tions made against a private club in a private hangar at the Astoria Regional Airport. The Daily Astorian reports that Port of Astoria Commis- sioner Stephen Fulton claims Phillip Bales operated an unli- censed venue out of his private hangar, which poses liability issues for the port. The inves- tigation comes at the request of Port of Astoria Executive Director Jim Knight. Bales, a retired dentist and aviator, stores aircraft, a boat and motorcycles under a lease with the port. The hangar also houses his clubhouse, called the Man Cave, which contains a bar and home theater and hosts gatherings. When announcing the outside investigation into Bales’ hangar, Fulton called the Man Cave an “unlicensed speakeasy.” He has called for an emergency meeting and for the port to authorize a cease- and-desist letter to Bales. Knight said using the sheriff’s office for the inves- tigation seemed like a good way to get an objective deter- mination on the Man Cave, which he has previously said does not violate Bales’ lease or Federal Aviation Adminis- tration rules. Bales denies any wrong- doing and said an independent investigation is the “proper, prudent thing to do.” Sheriff Tom Bergin said he has attended events at the Man Cave and has never received complaints about the hangar. “What we’re trying to do is just clear the air, make sure there are no criminal elements and make sure there are no internal issues,” Bergin said. Some members of the Port Commission are critical of the investigation. Commissioner Bill Hunsinger called it a waste of time. “I think it all breaks down to if our insurance company doesn’t think it should be there, then that should be good enough for us,” he said. Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Hi 53 54 54 61 51 49 59 56 62 54 58 53 52 62 53 56 61 62 56 58 56 59 54 50 57 55 64 Lo 44 26 33 46 25 27 41 37 41 32 31 29 28 40 43 44 36 40 39 43 30 42 37 27 44 42 40 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s s s s pc pc s s s s s s pc pc pc s s s pc s pc pc s pc s s WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 62 77 71 67 81 34 72 70 60 82 62 Lo 42 69 50 51 52 18 52 46 41 62 45 W pc c pc pc pc pc pc s pc r pc Fri. Hi 63 76 66 62 82 37 65 68 58 69 52 Lo 41 61 48 48 50 28 48 46 39 61 42 W s t pc t s sf t s pc pc c WINDS Medford 55/37 (in mph) Klamath Falls 47/24 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Intervals of clouds and sunshine today; a passing shower toward the Cascades. Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with some snow, accumulating a coating to an inch; cold. Northern California: Breezy today with clouds and sun; a snow shower in the interior mountains. Friday SW 4-8 W 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: More clouds than sun to- day; a shower during the morning; however, dry in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cooler today with a shower; however, periods of rain in the south and central parts. Western Washington: A shower during the morning; otherwise, variable clouds today. Mostly cloudy tonight. Today WNW 8-16 W 10-20 0 2 4 4 2 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 94° in McAllen, Texas Low 16° in Stanley, Idaho NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 73 81 48 53 51 76 44 48 79 72 47 55 76 64 45 81 33 53 84 80 68 88 53 78 64 75 Lo 46 60 40 43 42 55 36 34 63 55 39 52 54 33 40 56 17 31 73 57 49 61 39 50 46 54 W s c s pc r t r s sh c r sh pc pc r s pc c sh pc t s r pc c s Fri. 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