Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents
July 19, 2025
Parents at a preschool in Oregon are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Mahdi Khanbabazadeh this week as he was pulling out of the preschool’s parking lot in Beaverton. Witnesses and ICE say officers broke a car window to arrest him. Khanbabazadeh is a 38-year-old chiropractor and citizen of Iran. ICE says it detained him because he overstayed his visa. His wife says he has always maintained lawful status. The company that oversees the Montessori school says the event is deeply upsetting. It comes as immigration officials have dramatically ramped up arrests across the country.
