# @theoregonian on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-01-28T00:01:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

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The Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson on Sunday night said immigrant Oregonians who are afraid of being deported will have a safe space at Augustana Lutheran Church.

Augustana is a sanctuary church, and in 2014, it provided shelter to Francisco Aguirre, now a member of the congregation, for 81 days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tried to arrest him without a warrant.

Several hundred community members, faith and community leaders, and elected officials, such as Sen. Kayse Jama, D-east Portland, gathered at Augustana where they reaffirmed their support for the immigrant community during the service that included music and a candlelight vigil outside the church.

Click the link in our bio to read the full story and see dozens of more photos. 

Photo 8: Marilyn Keller, a widely known jazz singer and inductee of the Jazz Society of Oregon Hall of Fame, sings in the church's Augustana Jazz Quartet.

Photo 9: Juan Francisco Aguirre-Velasquez, who found sanctuary at Augustana in 2014 for three months to avoid deportation, was a keynote speaker during the service.

Photo 10: Augustana Lutheran Church Reverend Mark Knutson speaks with an attendee during service Sunday evening, Jan. 26, 2025.

--Reporting by Yesenia Amaro | The Oregonian/OregonLive

--Photography by Mark_W_Graves | The Oregonian/OregonLive

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