Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval The father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said. The border patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa,…
Sailor on USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, deployed for over nine months in the Middle East, learned his father, a Nicaraguan immigrant, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The father, Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, was detained after a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida. Joshua Aviles, the sailor's son, expressed his distress at the news, stating he and his family had completed all necessary procedures to secure his father's green card approval.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed Roa entered the US illegally and would remain in immigration detention pending removal proceedings. Rights groups have criticized the administration's immigration crackdown, alleging violations of free speech, due process, and raising concerns about racial profiling, particularly for ethnic minorities.
The USS Abraham Lincoln recently completed a record-breaking 200-day deployment at sea, according to Democratic lawmakers who have expressed concern over living conditions and morale among sailors.
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