HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - A Hillsboro family rallied local elected officials on Wednesday, calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release their loved one who they say is in the country legally and was wrongfully targeted.

Victor Cruz, a husband, father and grandfather, was detained by ICE agents in Hillsboro about two weeks ago and taken to a holding facility in Tacoma, Washington.

His family said Cruz is in the country legally, has lived here for nearly 30 years and has followed all legal paths to residency.

Cruz’s daughter, Atziri Cruz, said her father was detained by ICE on Oct. 14 in a case of mistaken identity.

She said a man with the same name and criminal record was being targeted, but her father, who has no criminal record, was detained instead. She expressed co

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