Mike Schmidt will stand up to the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and our civil liberties
The Trump administration is pushing regressive policies that run roughshod over the civil rights and the wishes of our local communities.
As District Attorney, Mike Schmidt will stand up to the Trump administration’s reckless policies by:
Not cooperating with ICE. Oregon law is clear: Law enforcement should not cooperate with ICE beyond what is legally required. As DA, Mike will not spend our local resources to help ICE use courthouses as traps to target defendants, crime victims or witnesses. All Oregonians should feel safe reporting crimes and showing up to court.
Protecting our immigrant communities. The criminal justice system falls heavy on immigrant communities, both as defendants and victims. The federal government’s threat to deport even low level offenders deters crime victims from coming forward. As our next DA, Mike will push prosecutors to consider possible immigration consequences when handling criminal cases. Read more.
Not returning to the failed drug policies of the past. US Attorney General William Barr wants to return to the failed “war on drugs” and heavy penalties for low level, non-violent drug offenses. This is a big step backwards. As DA, Mike will treat addiction as a public health issue and put treatment first.
Ensuring accountability for police misconduct. Most police officers and prosecutors do their jobs because they care deeply about our community and public safety. But we know that sometimes law enforcement fails to follow the law or their own procedures. As our next DA, Mike will hold officers engaged in brutality and misconduct accountable, even in the face of resistance from the federal Department of Justice. He will ensure transparency and independent review of all cases involving law enforcement misconduct and violence.
Mike Schmidt will stand up to the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and our civil liberties
The Trump administration is pushing regressive policies that run roughshod over the civil rights and the wishes of our local communities.
As District Attorney, Mike Schmidt will stand up to the Trump administration’s reckless policies by:
Not cooperating with ICE. Oregon law is clear: Law enforcement should not cooperate with ICE beyond what is legally required. As DA, Mike will not spend our local resources to help ICE use courthouses as traps to target defendants, crime victims or witnesses. All Oregonians should feel safe reporting crimes and showing up to court.
Protecting our immigrant communities. The criminal justice system falls heavy on immigrant communities, both as defendants and victims. The federal government’s threat to deport even low level offenders deters crime victims from coming forward. As our next DA, Mike will push prosecutors to consider possible immigration consequences when handling criminal cases.
Not returning to the failed drug policies of the past. US Attorney General William Barr wants to return to the failed “war on drugs” and heavy penalties for low level, non-violent drug offenses. This is a big step backwards. As DA, Mike will treat addiction as a public health issue and put treatment first.
Ensuring accountability for police misconduct. Most police officers and prosecutors do their jobs because they care deeply about our community and public safety. But we know that sometimes law enforcement fails to follow the law or their own procedures. As our next DA, Mike will hold officers engaged in brutality and misconduct accountable, even in the face of resistance from the federal Department of Justice. He will ensure transparency and independent review of all cases involving law enforcement misconduct and violence.