ICE detains wife of US veteran in latest detention of military spouse
Summary
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Arelys Barahona Martinez, the wife of a retired US Army veteran, after an immigration appointment in Texas. Barahona Martinez has a longstanding removal order from 2005 and has been fighting to stay in the US legally with the help of her husband and attorney.Key Facts
- Arelys Barahona Martinez was detained by ICE after a routine immigration check-in in Dallas, Texas.
- She is originally from Honduras and first entered the US illegally in 2005.
- Barahona Martinez later left the US but re-entered illegally in 2018 and was granted supervised release.
- She is married to Wilmer Trujillo, a retired Staff Sergeant in the US Army and Texas National Guard.
- Barahona Martinez applied for a program called "parole in place" that allows some immigrants to stay, but her application was denied in 2024 due to her active removal order.
- Her attorney has filed a motion to stop her deportation temporarily while a court considers her case.
- ICE stated she received proper legal process and will stay in custody pending removal from the US.
- Trujillo and Barahona Martinez have a family in Texas, and he expressed concern about their family being separated.
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