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Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognition

Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognition

Summary

Body-camera videos reveal that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stopped a van carrying farm workers in Oregon, broke its windows, and used facial recognition technology to identify one individual. The incident, from October 2025, is part of a legal case accusing ICE of unlawful arrests and racial profiling.

Key Facts

  • The footage was recorded during an ICE operation on October 30, 2025, in Woodburn, Oregon.
  • ICE agents stopped a van carrying mostly agricultural workers without a warrant.
  • The agents broke the van’s windows shortly after ordering occupants to open them.
  • A farm worker in the van asked for a lawyer and said she wanted to remain silent.
  • ICE officers used facial recognition software during the arrest to identify workers.
  • ICE’s use of the facial recognition app is linked to a tech company called Palantir.
  • The officers detained all seven people in the van, handcuffing six and placing them on the pavement.
  • A federal judge later said the arrests probably were illegal and without justification.
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