A 38-year-old father was arrested byimmigrationofficials outside his child's preschool in Oregon on Tuesday, officials said. Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, a citizen of Iran, was arrested for overstaying his visa, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson told CBS News on Friday. The spokesperson said ICE officials attempted to arrest Khanbabazadeh during a traffic stop when he requested permission to drop his child off at daycare. The agency allowed him to the school's parking lot, where he "resisted arrest and refused to exit his vehicle." ICE officials broke one of the windows of the vehicle to "complete the arrest," the spokesperson said, adding that Khanbabazadeh's child was unharmed. "It was just chaos," Randy Kornfield, who was dropping off his grandson at Guidepost Montessori School in South Beaverton, Oregon, at the time of the arrest, toldCBS affiliate KOIN. "There were a lot of parents who were upset. And rightly so. It's just not something that needs to happen at a preschool, or at any school, for that matter." Caroline Medeiros, an immigration lawyer who said she offered her advice and guidance to the school and family, told local media that seven unmarked cars pulled into the school's parking lot to make the arrest. She said that Khanbabazadeh was dragged out of the car while his wife was asking where they were taking him. Medeiros has a daughter who attends the school and was playing outside when the arrest happened, she told CBS News via email on Friday. "Thankfully, the kids didn't see anything, but it was definitely a dangerous and traumatic situation, as there were several armed, masked officers in the parking lot within feet of where they were playing," she said via email. Medeiros told CBS News that the claim that Khanbabazadeh overstayed his visa or was out of legal status was "completely false." She said he first came to the U.S. on a student visa, graduated in March 2021, and transitioned to OPT, or optional practical training, a benefit for F-1 visa holders after graduation. He married a U.S. citizen in June and filed for his green card and had an interview four months ago, Medeiros said. She added that Khanbabazadeh was waiting a final decision when the arrest happened. Medeiros told local media that Khanbabazadeh was being held at an ICE detention center in Tacoma, Washington. CBS News has reached out to Khanbabazadeh's lawyer for comment. Maris Mendes, CEO of Guidepost Global Education, told CBS News in a statement that the events at the South Beaverton school were "deeply upsetting to our entire community." "As educators and caregivers, we are grounded in the belief that children deserve to feel safe, supported and protected – especially in the places they come to learn and grow," the statement said in part. "While we are still working to understand the full scope of what happened, we are approaching this moment with care and urgency. We're supporting the family directly affected, standing behind our staff, and looking closely at how we can safeguard the emotional and physical security of every child in our schools." The arrest is among thousands of detentions by immigration officials since President Trump came into office. He promised to launch the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. His administration quickly reversed limits on ICE operations put in place by previous administrations and moved to revoke the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants. Wall Street Journal reports Trump sent "bawdy" birthday letter to Epstein, Trump threatens to sue 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Alaska Medical expert on Trump's chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis
