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Good morning, Portland! It’s not even summer yet, but it may as well be. Expect sunshine all day, with a high of 76 degrees and a low of 56.
In Local News: • Yesterday, ICE agents descended on the federal courthouse in Portland, where they arrested a woman seeking asylum in the US from Mexico. The woman, whose name was not released, was in court for a hearing related to her open asylum case. Her attorneys say she sought refuge in the US after being assaulted and raped by a cartel, because she is transgender. Oregon