PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A 24-year-old Venezuelan who escaped from an ICE facility in Tacoma was arrested in Beaverton, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office told KOIN 6 News.
Alvaro Flores-Barboza escaped from the Northwest Detention Center on March 26, a spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement said . He was taken into custody at some point after March 10, when he was stopped in Washington County for driving with a suspended license and giving false information to a police officer.
Flores-Barboza was taken into custody by a Washington County deputy around 5:30 a.m. Saturday at 170th and Tualatin Valley Hwy, officials said. The details of this arrest are not yet available.
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It’s also not clear how he managed to escape the ICE Processing Center in Tacoma and make his way back to Oregon.
Previous convictions
In 2024, court documents obtained by KOIN 6 News revealed Alvaro Flores-Barboza was arrested two separate times in Washington County…