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Iranian chiropractor detained by ICE while dropping child at Oregon daycare

Jul 15, 2025 · Beaverton, OR, Iran

Iranian chiropractor detained by ICE while dropping child at Oregon daycare

Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, a 38-year-old Iranian chiropractor, was detained by ICE on July 15, 2025, while dropping his child off at Guidepost Montessori School in Beaverton, Oregon. Video footage shows Khanbabazadeh pleading with ICE agents to allow his child to exit the car before his arrest. After he stopped cooperating, ICE officers broke his car window to take him into custody. Khanbabazadeh entered the U.S. on a student visa; ICE claims he overstayed it, while his family states he is married to a U.S. citizen and has already applied and interviewed for a green card. He is currently held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington. His detention occurred as part of a broader surge in ICE arrests of Iranian immigrants under the Trump administration.

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Jul 15, 2025Mahdi Khanbabazadeh detained by ICE while dropping child at Guidepost Montessori School in Beaverton, Oregon; video shows him pleading with agents to let child exit car before arrest; ICE broke car window to take him into custody
Jul 15, 2025Khanbabazadeh held at Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington

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