Portland codifies sanctuary status, orders city police to further separate from ICE

Portland’s progressive-leaning City Council voted Wednesday to codify the city’s sanctuary status and ordered local police to further distance themselves from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The council unanimously approved by a 12–0 vote both the "Protect Portland Initiative" and a new sanctuary city ordinance after a lengthy public meeting where dozens of residents testified in support, The Oregonian reported.The two measures make Portland’s sanctuary status legally binding and create a framework for how the city will track, respond to and resist federal immigration raids or e