Portland man wrongly arrested by ICE, lost in detention system
Oct 15, 2025·Location: Portland, OR
Country of origin: Mexico

Juan Barbosa Gomez, a 60-year-old Mexican national with a valid work visa and clean criminal record, was arrested by ICE officers on October 15 in Portland, Oregon. His family claims the arrest was wrongful and says he has lived and worked legally in the U.S. for over 30 years. Since his arrest, Barbosa has been transferred between multiple detention facilities across three states and does not appear on ICE's online detainee locator, leaving his family unable to locate him or mount a legal defense.
Sources
- PBS
- A Portland family says their dad was wrongly arrested by ICE. Now he's lost in immigration detention.
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