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BRAVO Families Affected by ICE Abductions
10-01-2025
On September 16, an ICE sweep in North Portland, Oregon, USA resulted in the abduction of several family members of BRAVO Youth Orchestras students, including Rafael Arriola Caballero, a father of six and resident of North Portland for over a decade. The families currently await news about the status of their family members. If you wish to support these families and the BRAVO program, please contact Neal Spinler at Oregon Bravo for more information: [email protected].
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