Lookout PM: ICE arrests in Eugene, Springfield

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ICE officers were on the streets in Eugene and Springfield today, arresting at least 11 people, according to immigrant advocates. They said families of detainees they’d spoken to were mostly from Central and South America. Jaime Adame has been following the story.

A Eugene couple was in Washington, D.C. today, testifying before a U.S. Senate committee about the Affordable Care Act. Bartley Armitage told senators his plan’s premiums are set to more than quadruple if Congress takes no action to extend subsidies that will expire at the end of the year. Ashli Blow reports.

The city of Springfield has OK’d plans by the nonprofit group DevNW to build six affordable townhomes on 52nd Street, which will be aimed at allowing lower-income families to buy a home.

The Ducks men’s basketball team is 4-0 as it gets ready to head off to the Players Era Festival tournament in Las Vegas next week. Coach Dana Altman is putting trust in his three core starters. Tyson Alger reports.

In the opinion section today:

Callee Ackland, a Springfield resident and Navy veteran, has written a guest column challenging the behavior of David Loveall, the chair of the Lane County Board of Commissioners. She says her city deserves better.

A letter to the editor calls it “disturbing” and an “insult” that District Attorney Christopher Parosa declined to file charges against the driver of a car that struck a UO student riding a bike, leading to her death.

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Advocates say at least 11 detained after flurry of ICE arrests in Eugene, Springfield

By Lookout Eugene-Springfield Staff

At least some of the detainees were from Central and South American countries, an advocate said, adding that some arrests were apparently made at the BLM office in Springfield.

Eugene couple became the face of an American health care problem — then testified at the U.S. Senate

By Ashli Blow

Bartley Armitage and Carla Zimmerman are grappling with an Affordable Care Act premium that is about to more than quadruple. They traveled to the Capitol this week, where Armitage spoke before a U.S. Senate committee.

By Tyson Alger

Dana Altman tried something new in the Ducks’ 87-75 win over OSU. But Oregon’s hopes next week in Las Vegas depend on what he knows is tried and true.