Oregon Family Released from Texas Detention Center After Advocacy Efforts
An Oregon family, including a 7-year-old girl and her parents, has been released from a Texas detention center after being detained for 22 days. The family, originally from Venezuela, was arrested outside a Portland hospital while seeking emergency medical care for their daughter. U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter played a key role in securing their release, although details of the negotiations remain undisclosed. The family, who entered the U.S. legally in 2024 and has a pending asylum petition, was detained despite a federal policy limiting child detention to 20 days. Their case has drawn attention to the conditions and policies surrounding family detention in the U.S. 
