Wife of active US Army sergeant at risk of deportation to 3rd country
Summary
The wife of an active U.S. Army sergeant with 27 years of service was detained during a routine immigration interview and faces possible deportation to Mexico, a country she and her family have no connection to. Her husband, stationed at Fort Bliss and deployed three times to Afghanistan, says they have followed the rules, and the family is seeking legal help to stop her deportation.Key Facts
- Deisy Fidelina Rivera Ortega, wife of Sgt. 1st Class Jose Serrano, was detained on April 14 in El Paso, Texas.
- Serrano has served 27 years in the U.S. Army and has been deployed to Afghanistan three times.
- Rivera Ortega was attending an interview for "Parole in Place," a program for undocumented military family members to stay legally in the U.S.
- She has a valid work permit until 2030 and was granted withholding of removal from El Salvador in 2019.
- She is now at risk of being deported to Mexico, a country the family has no ties to.
- Serrano said he would face restrictions traveling to Mexico due to military rules.
- Rivera Ortega is currently detained at the El Paso Service Processing Center.
- The Department of Homeland Security says she entered the U.S. illegally and has a final order of removal, but her attorney disputes this and has taken the case to federal court.
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