Federal agents detain wife of another US army member: ‘ICE is out of control’
Summary
Federal immigration agents arrested Deisy Rivera Ortega, wife of US Army Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, despite her legal protection from deportation granted in 2019. Riverside Ortega has lived in the US since 2016 and had a valid work permit before her detention in El Paso, Texas.Key Facts
- Sgt. Jose Serrano has served in the US Army for 27 years, including deployment to Afghanistan.
- Deisy Rivera Ortega, a Salvadoran national married to Serrano in 2022, was detained by ICE during an immigration office appointment.
- Rivera Ortega was granted legal protection in 2019, which should bar her deportation to El Salvador.
- The Department of Homeland Security said Rivera Ortega entered the US illegally and called her a “criminal illegal alien” due to a misdemeanor conviction for illegal entry.
- Rivera Ortega may be removed to Mexico, although she has no ties or family there.
- ICE’s immigration enforcement has increasingly affected relatives of military service members.
- Serrano expressed distress over the situation and criticized ICE, stating the army supported him but ICE is “out of control.”
- Another similar case involved Annie Ramos, wife of a US Army sergeant, who was detained but later released after media coverage.
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