politics
Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval
TL;DR
- Joshua Aviles, a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln deployed in the Middle East, learned his father was detained by ICE.
- His father, Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, from Nicaragua, was arrested in Key West, Florida, after a vehicle stop.
- Joshua Aviles stated his father had a driver's licence, social security card, and work permit, and they were awaiting green card approval.
- The sailor expressed emotional distress and difficulty continuing his duties due to his father's detention.
- The DHS stated the father entered the US illegally and will remain in detention pending removal proceedings.
- The DHS also commented that having a family member in the military is not an exemption for violating U.S. laws.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln recently completed a record-breaking deployment of over 200 consecutive days at sea.