Chief focuses on issues of immigration - Eugene, Oregon

Local police have no business enforcing federal immigration laws, Eugene police Chief Robert Lehner told a crowd of more than 200 people Sunday as part of the department’s new outreach efforts directed at the Latino community.

Over coffee and doughnuts following a Spanish language service at St. Mary Catholic Church, Lehner, with the aid of interpreters, told the group that most people, American and immigrant alike, don’t understand the difference between the roles played by local and federal law enforcement.”*

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