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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