U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon’s 3rd congressional district spoke outside of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facility on July 11, in Ferndale, Wash. She spoke out against the near two-week detainment of a Portland mother and her four children, who are U.S. citizens, at the facility. By U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter’s Office
A Portland mother and her four children, who are U.S. citizens, are being detained in Ferndale by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, according to U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon’s 3rd congressional district.
The family has been held at the facility for nearly two weeks without any contact with legal representation or charges being filed, according to their lawyer, Jill Nedved with Gonzales Law Office in Seattle. {read}