Fearing for her parents amid escalating immigration raids, Alondra quit her job and began learning the vineyard management business just days before her father was taken, receiving a final call from detention telling her, “You know what to do.”
Now in her 20s, Alondra runs the company from her family home in Newberg, Oregon, supporting nine workers, managing a struggling business during a global wine downturn, and handling finances for her parents as they rebuild a life in Mexico after her mother voluntarily joined her father there.
Alongside grief and separation, Alondra has faced layoffs, mounting bills, and the emotional toll shared by many children of deported immigrants. Yet she remains determined to carry on her father’s legacy, leaning on community support and the relationships he built over decades, even families, industries, and entire communities.
The above summarizes The Guardian’s December 27, 2025 article: “A vineyard manager’s deportation shattered an Oregon town. Now his daughter is carrying on his legacy” by Cy Neff.