Overview
- The parents and their 7-year-old were arrested Jan. 16 outside Adventist Health Portland while seeking care for the child’s prolonged nosebleed.
- After 22 days at the Dilley family facility, the trio were released Friday and returned to Portland early Saturday by flight, according to Rep. Maxine Dexter.
- Dexter traveled to Texas, was denied entry to Dilley on Thursday over a stated seven-day notice rule, and was credited with securing the release although no terms were disclosed.
- The custody period surpassed the Flores settlement’s roughly 20-day ceiling for detaining minors, intensifying focus on Dilley’s conditions and operations.
- DHS described the parents as illegal entrants who used the CBP One app, a claim disputed by a family friend who says they entered legally in 2024 with an asylum case pending, as advocates mounted a public campaign for their release.