A U.S. Navy sailor says federal immigration officials have arrested his father while he serves aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed. The sailor, Joshua Aviles, says his father, Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, was taken into ICE detention after a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida.
According to multiple outlets, Roa is originally from Nicaragua and was in the U.S. while awaiting a green card decision. DHS says Roa entered the country illegally and is facing deportation proceedings. The Guardian and other reports describe Aviles as being on a nine-month Middle East deployment, where he learned of the arrest while he is away from home.
The outlets largely agree on the key events: a vehicle stop in Key West, the father’s detention by Border Patrol/ICE, and the father’s immigration status while awaiting green card approval. Coverage differs mainly in the emphasis placed on the timing—whether it is framed around the deployment and the duration of the carrier’s mission—and in the broader context of heightened scrutiny mentioned by some outlets.
