As immigration arrests in Oregon have spiked in recent weeks, dozens of people gathered at Southridge High School in Beaverton on Friday to protest the recent deportation of Paulino Martin San Pedro.

A Mexican national, Martin had lived in Beaverton for more than 30 years, where he ran a business and raised three children. Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him on Nov. 18. Just a few days after the arrest, he called his family to confirm he had been deported to Mexico.

“Today is not just about my father,” Paulino’s son, Eric Martin, said to the crowd. “It’s about everyone who’s being affected today by ICE. No child, no parent, no neighbor should face the kind of heartbreak that we faced the past couple days.”

Eric Martin told OPB his family is also speaking ou

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