Oregon Judge Halts Warrantless ICE Arrests

0:00On March 6th, immigration agents in Cottage Grove, Oregon arrested shop owner Juanita Avila on November 5th, even though the 47-year-old. Legal resident had her green card in her pocket. Her 19-year-old daughter arrived just in time to film the rough takedown as agents pulled her from a van and handcuffed her without a warrant. Juanita, who immigrated from Guatemala as a teen, runs a small store stocked with Latin American goods and offers money transfers for locals. She woke early that morning to help a friend retrieve a relative's car after other ice arrests in town, only to get stopped herself near a motel, around 5.30 a.m. The family endured lasting trauma with her daughter developing depression and post-traumatic stress and her 12-year-old son with autism fearing, school. Community members held vigils, patrolled streets, and many immigrants hid, skipping work in school amid the day's nine total detentions. Her case joined a class-action lawsuit against ice's arrest-first approach, including daily

1:03quotas and in app-targeting areas with immigrant ties. Last month, a federal judge issued an injunction, halting warrantless arrests in Oregon unless agents document probable cause beforehand. This ruling, one a few nationwide, offers hope for safer daily life, like grocery runs or doctor visits. And her activity seems down, families watch closely, rebuilding trust one day at a time.