"His truck was found abandoned near his home, and his daughter, 26-year-old Alondra Sotelo Garcia, soon tracked his phone to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Portland."
"Within days, his story was covered by publications like and The Guardian."
"the fear, and the cruelty, is 10 times scarier."
"the largest domestic deportation operation in American"
Moises Sotelo left his Newberg home on June 12 and never returned; his truck was found abandoned and his daughter tracked his phone to an ICE detention center in Portland. Sotelo founded Novo Start Vineyard Service in 2024 after more than 20 years in Oregon’s wine industry. A family GoFundMe raised over $150,000 for legal fees and support. Sotelo was deported to Mexico in July and his wife joined him in August; their daughter, a U.S. citizen, returned to Newberg to care for family and the business. Farmworker leaders report heightened fear and aggressive deportation tactics under Trump’s policies.
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