ICE Arrests Trump Supporter's Fiancee at Airport. Now He Regrets His Vote
A Texas man who voted for Trump has criticized the administration after his Venezuelan fiancee was arrested by ICE.
John Gannon, a 75-year-old Republican businessman from Texas, has expressed regret over his 2024 vote for President Donald Trump following his fiancee's arrest at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Yasmin Suarez Reyes, 45, a Venezuelan citizen with dual Spanish citizenship, was apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers while traveling to a furniture convention in Las Vegas.
Gannon's experience echoes a series of similar cases where spouses or partners of American citizens have been arrested by federal agents, despite possessing legal status and having pending applications. Suarez Reyes, who arrived in the U.S. legally via the Visa Waiver Program in October 2023 under her dual citizenship, overstayed her visa, which expired on January 19, 2024.
She subsequently applied for asylum in January 2024 and was granted a work permit and a Texas driver's license while her application was being processed. On July 7, while the couple was in Las Vegas, ICE agents arrested Suarez Reyes, detaining her without providing any reason. Gannon, who owns over 1,000 billboards across the U.S. and establishments in Mexico, criticized the administration for "picking up law-abiding citizens" and destroying families and jobs.
The Department of Homeland Security stated that pending immigration applications do not grant legal status, and these individuals are subject to detention due to their visas having expired. ICE has been increasing its presence at airports, focusing on immigrants with somewhat ambiguous legal statuses, such as Suarez Reyes' pending asylum case.
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