Navy Sailor’s Family Torn Apart by Cruel Immigration Crackdown During Deployment
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A U.S. Navy sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln learned that his father was detained by immigration authorities in Florida, exposing the inhumane rise in enforcement that is devastating military families.
U.S. Navy sailor Joshua Aviles, currently serving on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, was devastated to receive a call informing him that his father had been seized by immigration officials in Key West, Florida. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, a Nicaraguan national, was arrested by Border Patrol during a traffic stop and is now being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, awaiting deportation proceedings.
"We are simply enforcing the laws passed by Congress," the department coldly stated, ignoring the human cost of these policies and the sacrifices made by military families. The statement further emphasized that having a family member in the military does not shield anyone from the harshness of the law, a stance that disregards the service and commitment of those who defend the country.
Aviles shared his anguish on Facebook, describing his nine-month deployment in the Middle East and voicing deep concern about how this traumatic news would affect his ability to endure the grueling demands of his service. This incident is just the latest in a disturbing trend of immigration actions tearing apart the families of service members, a pattern that has intensified since reactionary policy changes under the previous administration removed protections for these families.
DHS officials reiterated their rigid position that anyone in the United States without legal status is fair game for enforcement, regardless of their family’s sacrifices or military connections, highlighting the ongoing cruelty of current immigration policy.