Grandmother's ICE injuries reach Congress as lawmaker demands agent accountability
Aug 25, 2025·Location: Oregon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stopped a U.S. citizen of seven years on Jan. 29 while she was driving to pick up a cake for her grandson's birthday, shattering her car window, dragging her from her vehicle and throwing her to the ground before leaving without calling for medical help. She sustained a torn rotator cuff, a concussion and bruised ribs. On July 28, U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas raised her case at a congressional hearing on ICE accountability, calling for body cameras on immigration agents and independent investigations when agents injure people. Salem Police told her daughter they could not investigate federal officer misconduct and referred her to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, which has not responded to questions about the stop.
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