US Army veteran's wife released from immigration detention
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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.
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Why It Matters
Deisy Rivera Ortega, a Salvadoran immigrant, was detained despite her husband's US military service and their application for parole-in-place.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released the wife of a US Army sergeant and Afghanistan veteran from detention, her lawyer confirmed to the BBC. Deisy Rivera Ortega, who came to the US from El Salvador, was arrested on 14 April when she and her husband, Sgt Jose Serrano, went in for a scheduled immigration appointment in El Paso, Texas. [...] "There is no higher betrayal to our heroes than to have one of their family members deported by the same nation they sacrificed to defend."
What to Watch
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Increased scrutiny of ICE's handling of military family cases
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Open Questions
- Why was Rivera Ortega detained despite the withholding of removal order?
