Hundreds of people packed the Hillsboro City Council auditorium on Tuesday night to decry the escalation in immigration enforcement in the community, following weeks of reports of federal agents in unmarked vehicles detaining residents and dragging people out of cars in front of businesses and schools, in apartment complexes and parks.

The council work session, which filled the city’s auditorium to maximum capacity, drew about 200 people in person and an additional 300 online. It included more than five hours of emotional testimony from residents, business owners and advocacy groups, many describing fear, economic hardship and trauma rippling through the Latino community.

“ICE agents are terrorizing our community,” said Olga Acuña, president of the Washington County-based Latino Policy C

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