ICE arrested one of the students’ parents during morning dropoff July 16 at Guidepost Montessori school July 16 in Beaverton. (Morgan Barnaby/Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Federal immigration officers arrested a 38-year-old Iranian man outside his child’s preschool in Beaverton on Tuesday, according to school and law enforcement officials.

The man was arrested by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during morning dropoff at Guidepost Montessori School. The incident has deeply shaken the school community, which went into “soft lockdown to ensure the safety of all students and staff,” according to a message sent to parents.

The incident marks the first confirmed case of an immigration arrest at an Oregon school amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Historically, certain locations — including schools and houses of worship — have been largely off limits to immigration enforcement.

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