Summary
Immigration agents detained the wife of an Army staff sergeant as she tried to get a military ID after marrying him. She had been living in the U.S. since childhood but was considered an illegal immigrant. The Trump administration cited her lack of legal status and a previous removal order as reasons for her detention.
Key Facts
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Annie Ramos, the wife of an Army staff sergeant.
- Ramos has been in the U.S. since she was a toddler, originally arriving from Honduras.
- She was trying to get a military ID after marrying Matthew Blank, an Army staff sergeant.
- Ramos had a previous removal order from 2005, issued when she was an infant.
- She applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2020, but her application wasn't processed due to a policy during the previous Trump administration.
- The Department of Homeland Security said she was detained partly for trying to enter a military base without legal status.
- The couple had planned to apply for a green card, allowing Ramos to stay legally in the U.S. as Blank's spouse.
- President Trump's administration has increased efforts to detain immigrants without legal status.
