‘Authoritarian Abuses’: Oregon Family with 4 Kids Detained for Nearly 2 Weeks by Feds, U.S. Rep Says

Four U.S. citizen children detained in WA, Oregon Rep. says

Four children who are U.S. citizens have been detained with their mother for about two weeks, Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter said Friday.

Portland family detained at Washington border facility for 2 weeks in apparent violation of immigration policy

A Portland-area mother and her four U.S.-born children have been detained by federal immigration officials for two weeks, an apparent violation of federal policy that limits how long people can be detained.

‘Authoritarian abuses’: Oregon family with 4 kids detained for nearly 2 weeks by feds, U.S. Rep says

Federal officials allege a mother, with ties to Honduras, tried to smuggle people into the United States at the Canada border.

Portland family detained at border facility for 2 weeks in apparent violation of immigration policy

Kenia Jackeline Merlos, her 9-year-old triplets and 7-year-old son have been detained since late June.

Rep. Dexter: Portland-area family detained 'without cause' at Washington border facility

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Portland mother and her four children have been detained by immigration officials in northern Washington for almost two weeks, according to Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter. The family was detained in late June and has been held in the custody of Customs and Border Patrol at a facility near the Canadian border. Dexter noted the children are all U.S. citizens and claimed all were detained "without cause." Dexter added that, af…

Oregon family unlawfully detained by federal agents near Canadian border, Rep. Dexter says

A border patrol spokesperson says in late June a woman was arrested in Peace Arch Park while trying to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States.