PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Victor Cruz has been released from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his family told KOIN 6 News.

Cruz is a man from Mexico who has lived in the Hillsboro area for nearly 30 years with no criminal record, according to friends and family. Advocates say the grandfather's detainment by immigration agents was a case of mistaken identity.

On Friday, Cruz's daughter, Atziri Cruz, told KOIN 6 News reporter Joelle Jones that he was released.

According to his family, despite having Temporary Protected Status and a valid work permit, Cruz was pulled over by ICE agents near SW First Avenue and Jefferson Street in Hillsboro on Oct. 14 and remained in custody for more than three weeks.

Cruz later told his family that on the day of his arrest, after giving a

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