Immigration officials took their parents. Why this Portland couple gave 4 kids a new home

Published on: 09/13/2025

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Kris Wigger, 48, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, sit together on the patio furniture near their pool in Southwest Portland on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple says they feel grateful for the chance to provide stability and care for four children whose parents remain in immigration detention. Kris Wigger, 48, puts ketchup on Abby’s hamburger during dinner on the back patio of his Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Wigger and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, are looking after Abby, her two brothers, and her younger sibling while their parents remain in immigration detention in Tacoma. Mimi Lettunich, 57, serves tater tots onto Jeffrey’s plate during dinner at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Lettunich and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for Jeffrey, his two older brothers and his sister since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, and her brothers — David, 9, Carlos, 9, and Jeffrey, 7 — eat sherbet while sitting on the couch and watching a movie projected outdoors after dinner at the Southwest Portland home of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger on Aug. 27, 2025. Kris Wigger, 48, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, laugh together on the patio at their Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple has been caring for four children since mid-July, after the siblings’ parents were detained by immigration authorities. From left, Jeffrey, 7, Carlos, 9, David, 9, and Abby, 9, play a computer game on a tablet after dinner at the Southwest Portland home of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple has been caring for the siblings since mid-July, when their parents were detained by immigration authorities near the Canadian border. David, 9, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, chat together at the patio table after dinner at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Lettunich and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for David, his twin Carlos, his sister Abby, and his younger brother Jeffrey since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, laughs at the dinner table at the Southwest Portland home of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her three brothers have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, pauses for a photo in the kitchen of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her three brothers have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities in Tacoma. Mimi Lettunich prepares dinner at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Kris Wigger, 48, sets grilled cheeseburgers onto Hawaiian buns during dinner at his Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Wigger and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, have been caring for four children since mid-July, after the siblings’ parents were detained by immigration authorities. David, 9, grabs a playing card at the dinner table while spending the evening with his siblings at the Southwest Portland home of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple has been caring for David, his brother Jeffrey, 7, his twin Carlos, 9, and his sister Abby, 9, since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Jeffrey, 7, left, and his brother David, 9, eat hamburgers for dinner on the patio of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. The boys and their two siblings have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, joins Mimi Lettunich at the kitchen sink before dinner on Aug. 27, 2025. Lettunich and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for Abby and her three brothers since their parents were taken into immigration custody earlier this summer. Mimi Lettunich, 57, scoops sherbet for the children at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Lettunich and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for the four siblings since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. From left, Jeffrey, 7, and Carlos, 9, gather around a tablet at the Southwest Portland home of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger on Aug. 27, 2025. The brothers and their two siblings have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Jeffrey, 7, plays a video game on a tablet in the kitchen of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. He and his three siblings have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities near the Canadian border. From left, Kris Wigger, 48, Jeffrey, 7, Carlos, 9, and Abby, 9, gather around a tablet to play a game in the kitchen of Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Wigger and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, have been caring for the siblings and their brother David since mid-July, after the children’s parents were detained by immigration authorities. From left, Jeffrey, 7, Carlos, 9, and Abby, 9, gather around a tablet in the kitchen of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Abby, 9, reaches for a playing card during dinner on the patio at Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her three brothers have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Kris Wigger, 48, makes hamburgers, left, as Abby, 9, eats dinner on the patio at the family’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Wigger and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, have been caring for Abby and her three brothers since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, digs into a hamburger on the patio of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her three brothers have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, reaches for a playing card during dinner on the patio at Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her three brothers have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Jeffrey, 7, eats a hamburger for dinner on the patio of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Jeffrey and his three siblings have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. David, 9, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, chat together at the patio table after dinner at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Lettunich and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for David, his twin Carlos, his sister Abby, and his younger brother Jeffrey since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. From left, Mimi Lettunich, 57, sits at the dinner table with Abby, 9, and David, 9, while Kris Wigger, 48, stands behind them at their Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple has been caring for the siblings and their two brothers since mid-July, after the children’s parents were detained by immigration authorities. David, 9, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, chat together at the patio table after dinner at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Lettunich and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for David, his twin Carlos, his sister Abby, and his younger brother Jeffrey since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. Mimi Lettunich, 57, smiles while talking at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her husband, Kris Wigger, have been caring for four children since mid-July, after the siblings’ parents were detained by immigration authorities. Kris Wigger, 48, smiles while talking about life with four children now in his care. Wigger and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, say they are grateful to provide stability for the siblings while their parents remain in immigration detention. Kris Wigger, 48, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, sit together on the patio furniture near their pool in Southwest Portland on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple says they feel grateful for the chance to provide stability and care for four children whose parents remain in immigration detention. Kris Wigger, 48, talks about the challenges of suddenly becoming a caretaker for four children after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. He and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, have been looking after the siblings since mid-July at their Southwest Portland home. Kris Wigger, 48, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, sit together on the patio furniture near their pool in Southwest Portland on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple says they feel grateful for the chance to provide stability and care for four children whose parents remain in immigration detention. Kris Wigger, 48, talks about the challenges of suddenly becoming a caretaker for four children after their parents were detained by immigration authorities. He and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, have been looking after the siblings since mid-July at their Southwest Portland home. Mimi Lettunich, 57, becomes tearful while reflecting on caring for four children at her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. She and her husband, Kris Wigger, stepped in after the siblings’ parents were detained by immigration authorities in July. Kris Wigger, 48, and Mimi Lettunich, 57, sit together on the patio furniture near their pool in Southwest Portland on Aug. 27, 2025. The couple says they feel grateful for the chance to provide stability and care for four children whose parents remain in immigration detention. Carlos, 9, watches television in the basement of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. He and his siblings have been living with the couple since mid-July, after their parents were detained by immigration authorities in Tacoma. David, 9, holds a sherbet cone while asking Kris Wigger, 48, to look at a possible “ouchie” on his finger at Wigger’s Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025. Wigger and his wife, Mimi Lettunich, have been caring for David, his twin Carlos, his sister Abby, and his younger brother Jeffrey since mid-July, after the children’s parents were detained by immigration authorities. Abby, 9, and her brothers — David, 9, Carlos, 9, and Jeffrey, 7 — eat sherbet while sitting on the couch and watching a movie projected outdoors after dinner at the Southwest Portland home of Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger on Aug. 27, 2025. Mimi Lettunich, 57, says goodnight to Abby, 9, and the other children as they settle onto the couch to watch a movie projected outside on the porch of her Southwest Portland home on Aug. 27, 2025.

The evening felt muggy as Mimi Lettunich and Kris Wigger prepared hamburger sliders and tater tots for dinner. The children, 9-year-old triplets and their 7-year-old sibling, had just gotten out of the pool and were hungry.

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