Venezuelan family detained at Portland hospital released after three weeks in Texas facility
Feb 6, 2026·Location: Portland, OR
Country of origin: Venezuela

A 7-year-old girl and her parents from Venezuela were detained by immigration agents outside a Portland hospital emergency department on January 16 while seeking emergency medical care for the child's prolonged nosebleed. After three weeks at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, the family was released on February 7, though Congresswoman Maxine Dexter stated she was unsure why ICE approved their release. The detention marked one of the first confirmed cases of an entire family detained in Oregon during the Trump administration's escalated deportation campaign.
Sources
- The Oregonian
- The Oregonian
- Oregon congresswoman questions legitimacy of Gresham family’s detention
opb.org·Feb 12, 2026·archived copy
- Oregon family detained by immigration agents on their way home from Texas, Dexter says
KATU·Feb 7, 2026·archived copy
- Family detained by agents in Portland hospital parking lot released from detention - Your Oregon News
youroregonnews.com·Feb 7, 2026·archived copy
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