An Oregon business owner who was detained by immigration enforcement officers last month will be removed to his home country of Mexico, according to a Thursday social media post from his family members.
Moises Sotelo Casas, 54, is the owner of a business that manages vineyards across the northern Willamette Valley. He was arrested in Newberg by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officers in June, and has been detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington.
A public outcry for his release made national headlines. After weeks of uncertainty, he will be removed from the U.S.
“With a heavy heart, we want to update everyone that Moises is being deported to Mexico this week,” reads a statement on a GoFundMe account his family set up. “The Sotelo family is still working on ways to attempt to bring him home, but at the moment, his case is closed.”…