An extended family from Honduras with roots in Portland for over two decades – including four U.S. citizen children, their mother, father and grandmother – have been detained by U.S. immigration and border authorities for nearly two weeks, according to accounts from a family member, a friend, their lawyer and U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter.
Dexter, who held a press conference in Washington state on Friday to highlight the case, said the mother and children were effectively “kidnapped” by U.S. border authorities and haven’t had access to speak to legal representation following the woman’s arrest at the U.S.-Canada border.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol standards say people generally should not be detained in holding facilities for longer than 72 hours…