Newberg vineyard business owner detained by ICE will be deported to Mexico, family says
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Newberg vineyard business owner detained by ICE will be deported to Mexico, family says
Moises Sotelo operated a vineyard service business in Newberg, Oregon. He was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in mid-June. His daughter said the family learned earlier this week that he would be deported following a court hearing in Tacoma, Washington. She said her father was transferred from Tacoma to Arizona and is scheduled to be deported to Nogales, Mexico, on Friday. The family plans to meet her father in Mexico once she receives confirmation that he has arrived.
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Moises Sotelo, who operated a vineyard service business in Newberg, was taken into custody by ICE in mid-June and is scheduled to be deported to Nogales, Mexico.
NEWBERG, Oregon — A Newberg man detained by federal immigration agents last month is being deported to Mexico, according to his family.
Moises Sotelo, who operated a vineyard service business in Newberg, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside his home in mid-June. His daughter, Alondra Sotelo-Garcia, said the family learned earlier this week that he would be deported following a court hearing in Tacoma, Washington.
“We said our final goodbyes on the court date, and then I said, ‘I will see you on the other side,’” Sotelo-Garcia said. “He gave me a big ole smile with tears in his eyes and said, ‘I know, I know.’ He was able to walk off with a big ole smile.”
Speaking from an airport in San Diego, Sotelo-Garcia said her father was transferred from Tacoma to Arizona and is scheduled to be deported to Nogales, Mexico.
“Maybe an hour ago, I checked again, and his information was no longer available, so I assume they are actively moving him right now,” she said on Friday morning.
Sotelo-Garcia said she plans to meet her father in Mexico once she receives confirmation that he has arrived. Another family member said Sotelo’s wife is preparing to relocate to Mexico once he secures housing.
“I’m sure that my mom hasn’t slept all night about this situation because it is not easy for her,” the family member said.
Despite being in custody, Sotelo has continued to provide remote guidance to his vineyard staff.
“He can still help us, even though he is not physically here,” said Victoria Reader, vineyard manager at Novo Start Vineyard Service. “He can still guide us and help us over the phone and on FaceTime and all of that kind of stuff.”
Sotelo-Garcia said her father remains optimistic, even amid the challenges of detention and deportation.