ICE detained Arelys Barahona Martinez, a Honduran wife of a retired US Army soldier, in Dallas, Texas, during a scheduled immigration appointment. This marks the third such case involving a military spouse in recent months, raising concerns about family separation.
Anthony Scott Searle-Harris, a 41-year-old Army veteran with a history of violence and a registered sex offender, was identified as the suspect who held 10 hostages in a California Chase Bank building. He was shot and killed by FBI agents after a 15-hour standoff. All hostages were released unharmed.
Deisy Rivera Ortega, wife of US Army Sgt Jose Serrano, an Afghanistan veteran, was detained during a parole-in-place interview in El Paso, Texas, but released after public outcry and intervention by US Senator Tammy Duckworth.
Army veteran Courtney Williams, charged with leaking classified information about an elite military unit to a journalist, has been granted release under home detention while awaiting trial. She faces four counts of disclosing national defense information.
