U.S. Navy sailor on USS Lincoln says dad was arrested by immigration officials
Border Patrol said Luis Manuel Aviles Roa entered the U.S. illegally and remains in ICE custody as his son serves aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
- On Saturday, Border Patrol agents arrested Luis Manuel Aviles in Key West, Florida, while his son Joshua Aviles remained deployed on the USS Lincoln in the Middle East.
- The Trump administration is rolling back immigration protections for military families, specifically 'military parole-in-place,' leading to detention of dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty United States troops.
- Joshua wrote on Facebook he is 'fighting for a country that has given me everything' while learning of his father's detention on Saturday morning. His sister Katherine Delgado said Joshua joined the military hoping to secure his father's citizenship.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated Sunday that having a family member in the military is not a 'free pass to violate our nation's laws.' Luis Manuel Aviles remains in ICE custody while the government seeks to deport him.
- Joshua Aviles has been working 12-hour shifts for more than 250 days on the USS Lincoln without a break. As the ship prepares to leave service, he faces returning home without his father, who has lived in the United States for 19 years.
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Marine Joshua Avilés reported on Facebook where he reported his father's arrest by ICE, despite being in the process of obtaining the Green Card
Father of Sailor Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Arrested by Border Patrol as Son Returns Home from Months-Long Deployment
“I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal,” Joshua Aviles wrote after learning his father had been detained for deportationUSS Abraham LincolnCredit: GettyNEED TO KNOWBorder Patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa over the weekend as his son, Joshua Aviles, returns home from a lengthy Middle East deployment aboard the USS Abraham LincolnLuis reportedly …
ICE detains father of U.S. Navy sailor — but the case is more complicated than the headline · American Wire News
Joshua Aviles, a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln, took to social media with claims that his father was picked up by ICE. On Saturday, Aviles published a post on Facebook revealing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had taken his father into custody while the family was reportedly waiting to hear back about his green card. “I’ve been deployed for over nine months, out at sea in the Middle East aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, fightin…
Military father aboard the USS aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was arrested by the border patrol in Key West and was in custody of ICE, says DHS.
Border Patrol Detains Father of USS Lincoln Sailor
When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the Navy—a vessel that set a US military record for uninterrupted time at sea, stirring concerns about supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among soldiers. Luis Manuel...
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