Protecting Portland’s immigrants from deportation

Francisco Aguirre can’t sleep very well these days. The thought of being deported keeps him up at night. Since President Donald Trump took office, Aguirre has known that his days could be numbered in this country.

“I can’t imagine leaving my kids behind,” said Aguirre.

Aguirre says he came to the United States from El Salvador when he was just a teenager.

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