Updated June 11, 2025
The Oregon Wine Board recognizes the essential role that vineyard and winery workers play in the success and vitality of our industry. With recent reports of increased ICE activity in Oregon, we understand that many of you are feeling concern and uncertainty and are seeking ways to support your teams responsibly and compassionately.
Below are links to information for both employers and employees, including know-your-rights guides, legal aid contacts, and best practices for creating safe, informed workplaces.
We are here to support all those who contribute to Oregon’s wine community and are committed to sharing helpful resources that empower our industry to act with confidence and care.
Resources & Fact Sheets
- Bilingual Red Card – Immigration Legal Resource Center
- A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace – National Immigration Law Center
- SOPs for Immigration Enforcement Visits – Davis Wright Tremaine
- Oregon For All Resources & Fact Sheet
- Know Your Rights with ICE fact sheet: English | Spanish – Immigration Defense Project
- Know Your Rights: If ICE Visits Your Home: English | Spanish – American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Immigration Lawyer Search – American Immigration Lawyers Association
- AHIVOY is willing to help facilitate conversations and directly support. [email protected].
Emergency Support
Statewide
To report ICE activity in your community, call the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition at 1-888-622-1510.
ECO (Equipo de Consejería y Orientación) provides free, confidential, and bilingual (English/Spanish) assistance across Oregon. For urgent immigration-related help, including ICE raids or legal advice, call ECO 1-888-274-7292.
If you or someone you know was targeted in violation of Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise laws, please call 1-844-924-STAY/1-844-6-AMPARO or report online at SanctuaryPromise.Oregon.gov or PromesaSantuario.Oregon.gov.
Yamhill County (ONLY)
If you witness ICE activity or need immediate support, call UNIDOS Hotline at 503-272-1809 or email [email protected]. Confidential, local response for immigrant rights and support in Yamhill County, available in English and Spanish.
Webinars
OWA Immigration Enforcement Webinar
The Oregon Winegrowers Association hosted a webinar in April with Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP to help employers and employees know their rights and responsibilities regarding immigration enforcement.
Oregon for All: Vineyard Steward Rights and Resources
Un Oregon Para Todos: Recursos y Derechos para Trabajadores de Viñedos
Reyna Lopez, executive director of PCUN, Oregon’s Farmworker Union, gave a briefing at the 2025 Oregon Wine Symposium on resources available to vineyard stewards and their families.
- View the recording (Spanish)
- Download the presentation (English)
Websites
- Immigrant Defense Project Community Defense Resources
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center Community Resources
- Oregon for All Resources
- Oregon Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit
- AHIVOY Direct Support and Facilitation
- UNIDOS Yamhill County Only
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