Rep. Maxine Dexter said the four children are U.S. citizens and that the family has been detained since June 28 at a Washington CBP facility.
OREGON, USA — An Oregon family, including four children who are U.S. citizens, have been detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for several weeks, according to Congresswoman Maxine Dexter.
Dexter, who represents Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, said Friday that it took days to locate the family at in a Ferndale facility after CBP misled her team about their location.
The family — a mom, Jackie Merlos, and her four children, 9-year-old triplets and a 7-year-old son —
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