Kotek, 31 mayors: Stop all arrests of illegal (criminal) immigrants

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Friday February 6, 2026


By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

In Oregon, Governor Kotek and 31 Mayors sent a letter to Homeland Security asking for a pause in all Federal immigration enforcement. The vast majority of all recent arrest have been illegal border crossers who have committed a crime.

Kotek said, “The actions of your officers are not making our communities safer”

Yet, the data says otherwise.

CBS reports, “Murders plummeted more than 20% in 2025 from the year before, the single-largest one-year drop on record — and it might be the lowest murder rate in the U.S. since 1900, a study released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice found.The annual crime trends report analyzed data from 40 large cities across the United States for 13 different crime types, including murder, carjacking, theft and drug offenses. Alongside homicides, which dropped 21% from 2024, carjackings have declined 61% since 2023, while shoplifting is down 10% since 2024″

Here are the 31 Mayors:

TJ Bailey, Mayor of Falls City
Lisa Batey, Mayor of Milwaukie
Lacey Beaty, Mayor of Beaverton
Craig Berdie, Mayor of Yachats
Rory Bialostosky, Mayor of West Linn
Paul Blackburn, Mayor of Hood River
Joe Buck, Mayor of Lake Oswego
Angelica Ceja, Mayor of Aumsville
Jeffrey Dalin, Mayor of Cornelius
Ed Fitch, Mayor of Redmond
Sean Fitzpatrick, Mayor of Astoria
Annette Frank, Mayor of Dayton
Tonya Graham, Mayor of Ashland
Ki-Yang Hu, Mayor of Tigard
Jan Kaplan, Mayor of Newport
Melanie Kebler, Mayor of Bend
Kaarin Knudson, Mayor of Eugene
Cecelia Koontz, Mayor of Monmouth
Frank Lonergan, Mayor of Woodburn
Denyse McGriff, Mayor of Oregon City
Christopher McMorran, Mayor of Philomath
Shawn O’Neil, Mayor of Wilsonville
Beach Pace, Mayor of Hillsboro
Jairo Rios-Campos, Mayor of Wood Village
Travis Stovall, Mayor of Gresham
Jim Trett, Mayor of Detroit
Susan Wahlke, Mayor of Lincoln City
Linda Watkins, Mayor of Carlton
Malynda Wenzl, Mayor of Forest Grove
Keith Wilson, Mayor of Portland
Steve Wright, Mayor of Seaside

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