June 12, 2025

Oregon explores paying to reunite children with Trump deportees

Oregon is exploring how to help children who may become separated from their parents by the Trump administration, including one recommendation to pay to reunite some kids with deported parents.

That’s among a dozen recommendations sent by the Oregon Department of Human Services to the office of

Gov. Tina Kotek

. The March 7 memo, obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive through a public records request, seeks “further guidance and approval” from the governor’s office.

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