U.S. citizen was running errands. After ICE stop, she ended up at the hospital instead (Sen. Wyden's office) [View all]

A U.S. citizen suffered a concussion, a torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs after immigration officers stopped her on a Salem street, broke her car window, pulled her out and then left abruptly after discovering her passport in her purse, advocates said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stopped the woman about 11 a.m. last Thursday after apparently racially profiling her, said Sandra Hernández, director of Latinos Unidos Siempre, a local youth immigrant support group.

The woman, who is Latina, asked Hernández not to release her name because she was still in shock. Oregon’s largest labor union, SEIU Local 503, later released a statement identifying her only by her first name, Maria. The woman is a member of the union, which represents some state workers, home care givers and other health care workers.

Maria was on her way to pay rent and to buy a cake for her grandson’s birthday when she was stopped, the union said.

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/us-citizen-was-running-errands-after-ice-stop-she-ended-up-at-the-hospital-instead.html