Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained at least 15 people in Lane County on Wednesday, according to local advocates.

Joel Iboa, a member of Oregon for All's steering committee, said there were detainees from Eugene, Springfield, Coburg and Cottage Grove.

"These detentions included mothers, fathers, uncles, immigrant Oregonians trying to make a living to create a better life for themselves and their families," said Iboa. "A lot of these folks were essential workers."

Iboa said five of the people were arrested at the federal Bureau of Land Management offices in Springfield, while trying to get permits to forage for mushrooms or salal berries on federal land.

Iboa said there’s a historical link between local immigrants and that line of the work.

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