On the evening of Nov. 6, the Lane County Immigrant Defense Network held a nearly two-hour-long “emergency organizing meeting,” covering topics from protesting, to spotting ICE to learning how to help those affected. This came after several community members from Eugene and Cottage Grove were detained by United States Immigration Custom Enforcement on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

It is unclear the exact number of people who were detained by ICE. But according to LCIDN organizers, all detainees were transported to Tacoma, Washington, and their legal teams from Equity Corps of Oregon are aware of their detentions.

The Lane County Immigrant Defense Network is an organization that engages in organizing tactics for immigrant defense, including community outreach and mass mobilization.

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