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Kayse Jama

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Kayse Jama is an Oregon state senator representing District 24 and serves as Oregon Senate majority leader.

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What we have documented

We have documented 2 statements by Kayse Jama, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Kayse Jama

Portrait of Kayse Jama

Kayse Jama

Role at the time: Oregon Senate majority leader

Condemned

Statement summary

Jama said Durán Guerrero’s life was cut short by federal immigration agents and that no one should die because of immigration enforcement.

“The lives of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero were cut short by federal immigration agents. No one should die as a result of immigration enforcement.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Oregon Senate Majority Leader Condemns ICE Violence, Federal LawlessnessStatement concerning Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
Why we used this label

She directly rejects death as an acceptable result of immigration enforcement.

Read statementFull case: Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
Portrait of Kayse Jama

Kayse Jama

Role at the time: Oregon Senate majority leader

Condemned

Statement summary

Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama expressed outrage after federal agents shot two people in Portland. At the January 8 press conference, he also called for ICE to leave the community.

“outraged and angry and frustrated, as many Oregonians are ... This is Oregon. We do not need you. You're not welcome. And you need to get the hell out of our community.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Kayse Jama responds to the Portland federal-agent shootingCity of Portland statement; Kayse Jama remarks after the January 8 press conference.
Why we used this label

The case asks whether the Border Patrol agent was justified in shooting two people in Portland. At the city's press conference on the evening of the shooting, Jama said he was outraged, angry and frustrated and told ICE to get out of the community, which sets him against the use of force. He disputed no account and discussed no facts of the shooting; his outrage is tied to the shooting by the occasion, as with Gov. Kotek's remarks at the same event. Challenged the characterization is the closest competing label; it loses because he disputes no description.

Read statementFull case: Was a Border Patrol agent justified in shooting Luis David Niño-Moncada and Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras in Portland?

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