He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.

Luis Manuel Aviles, a 48-year-old handyman from Key West, Florida, was arrested by immigration authorities while his son was on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. Navy vessel that recently set a record for uninterrupted time at sea. Aviles' son had been on the ship for nine months, working 12-hour shifts without breaks, raising concerns about the impact on soldiers' mental health and supply shortages.

The Trump administration has been rolling back immigration protections for military families, detaining at least dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops. Aviles' wife, Argelia, said her husband is a good father who dedicates himself to work to support his family. The arrest comes as the administration pursues a mass deportation agenda, detaining at least six family members and one who self-deported.