Summary
The wife of a US Army sergeant and Afghanistan veteran was released from detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She had been detained during a scheduled immigration appointment while applying for a program that allows military spouses to stay in the US.
Key Facts
- Deisy Rivera Ortega, from El Salvador, was detained on 14 April in El Paso, Texas.
- Her husband, Sgt Jose Serrano, is a US Army member with nearly 28 years of service.
- The couple was applying for parole-in-place, letting military spouses stay in the US during immigration processing.
- Rivera Ortega had a 2019 court order protecting her from deportation due to potential harm in El Salvador.
- Immigration officials considered deporting her to Mexico after her arrest.
- US Senator Tammy Duckworth contacted the Department of Homeland Security about the case.
- This is the second known case in April where ICE detained a military spouse during an immigration appointment.
- Rivera Ortega was released and reunited with her husband shortly after detention.
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