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Texas Woman Uses AirTags To Track Husband After ICE Arrest

Texas Woman Uses AirTags To Track Husband After ICE Arrest

Summary

A Texas woman used an Apple AirTag to track her husband after U.S. immigration agents detained him during a routine check-in. Her husband, who has a pending asylum case, was moved between detention centers and later removed from the country.

Key Facts

  • Madison Crider placed an Apple AirTag in her husband Victor Peralta Perez’s clothing before his immigration check-in.
  • Peralta Perez, an electrician from Venezuela with a pending asylum case and no criminal record, was detained on December 4, 2025.
  • The AirTag allowed Crider to track his location when his phone was turned off and during periods without contact.
  • Peralta Perez was transferred between several detention facilities, including Bluebonnet and Eden Detention Centers in Texas.
  • He was granted voluntary departure by an immigration judge on February 12 and was removed from the U.S. on February 28, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  • Crider says he physically left Venezuela on March 3 and chose to leave due to uncertain detention conditions.
  • The DHS confirmed arrests at routine immigration check-ins have increased under President Trump’s enforcement policies.
  • DHS noted that work authorization does not provide legal immigration status in the U.S.
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