Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody

Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, the father of a U.S. Navy sailor on the USS Lincoln, has been released from immigration detention, according to his family. His arrest has sparked controversy after The Associated Press reported that his son had been on the USS Abraham Lincoln for nine months when his father was detained. The USS Lincoln holds the record for the longest continuous time at sea by a U.S. military vessel, raising concerns about supply shortages and the mental health of sailors.

Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested on Saturday after he left his home to take his car to the mechanic, as per his wife, Argelia Aviles. She stated that her husband, a handyman in Key West, Florida, holds a work permit in the United States. Born in Nicaragua, Aviles has been living in the U.S. for 19 years.

The arrest of Luis Manuel Aviles is part of a series of high-profile immigration detentions of family members of U.S. soldiers, as part of President Donald Trump's tough immigration enforcement. A congressional investigation into the Department of Homeland Security's practice has been launched in response to these detentions. Luis Manuel Aviles' son, Joshua Aviles, announced on Tuesday through a Facebook post that his father had been released from federal immigration custody.

An immigration judge dismissed Aviles' case on Monday, just hours after his arrest at a Miami detention center, according to Department of Justice records. The Department of Homeland Security has not commented on the arrest or release at this time.