The father of a U.S. Navy sailor aboard the USS Lincoln, who has been deployed in the Middle East for nine months, is released from U.S. immigration custody, according to reporting on the case.

The sources describe the sailor’s father being held by immigration authorities and later released. Both outlets focus on the same development—his release from detention—while providing limited additional detail about the reasons for detention, the legal basis for his release, or any next steps. The reports frame the situation in relation to the sailor’s deployment and family separation, but they do not offer a broader assessment of immigration policy or military affairs beyond the facts available in the story.

Information about the father’s status after release, whether there are ongoing immigration proceedings, and whether the family’s circumstances change immediately are not addressed in the provided excerpts, and no other official statements or court outcomes are included in these summaries.