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7-year-old girl detained by ICE outside Oregon hospital, held 21 days

A 7-year-old Venezuelan girl was detained with her parents outside a Portland hospital while seeking care for a nosebleed, held 21 days in Texas, and released after a lawmaker intervened.

Feb 1, 2026

7-year-old girl detained by ICE outside Oregon hospital, held 21 days
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A 7-year-old girl from Venezuela was detained with her parents by immigration agents outside a Portland, Oregon hospital in January 2026 while seeking care for a persistent nosebleed. The family, who had entered the U.S. in 2024 under humanitarian parole and settled in Gresham with an active asylum case, spent 21 days in a federal detention center in Texas. They were released after a member of Congress intervened, following public advocacy campaigns, including calls for supporters to contact DHS, that had drawn attention to the case.

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