Key Facts

• Deisy Rivera Ortega, wife of Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, was arrested by ICE on April 14.
• Her arrest happened during an appointment for a program called Parole in Place, which is meant to protect military family members from deportation.
• Rivera Ortega is originally from El Salvador and has lived in the U.S. for about 10 years.
• Sgt. Serrano has served in the Army for 27 years, including three tours in Afghanistan.
• ICE said she was arrested because of a deportation order from 2019 related to a misdemeanor conviction for entering the U.S. illegally.
• She was previously given legal protection from deportation to El Salvador but could have been sent to a third country like Mexico.
• Sgt. Serrano said he was informed she will be released from an ICE detention center in El Paso.
• The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment on her release.