{
  "id": 3526840,
  "title": "US Army officer's wife deported to Honduras",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-army-officers-wife-deported-to-honduras",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/when-is-my-mom-coming-back-home-wife-of-active-duty-us-army-soldier-deported-to-honduras-after-ice-detention-in-front-of-daughter-following-walmart-trip/articleshow/133543329.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An active-duty U.S. Army sergeant's wife has been deported to Honduras, as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues to impact spouses and parents of active-duty service members. Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, 36, was detained on July 11 outside a Walmart near Fort Bliss, Texas, where her husband, Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez, is stationed. Their six-year-old daughter was present during her detention, and the child starts school without her mother every day.\n\nThe wife, who had no known criminal record and had entered the U.S. legally in 2016, was issued a final order of removal in 2017 after failing to appear at a hearing. Her husband, unaware of the deportation order, has been struggling to balance his military duties and raising their daughter. He has had to postpone a planned assignment, attend morning training with his daughter, and postpone a visit to another base.\n\nThe couple, married since 2022, had been working on Villafranca-Trejo's green card application, unaware that she had been ordered deported. Her attorney noted that her motion to reopen her case was denied in May, while her appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals remains pending.\n\nThis case is part of a pattern of military families facing deportation under the Trump administration's immigration enforcement. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, a Democrat representing El Paso, has opened a congressional inquiry into the matter and expressed concern for the family's well-being.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}