Father of USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor Freed After Unjust Immigration Detention
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Luis Manuel Aviles, whose son serves on the USS Abraham Lincoln, was released after a judge dismissed his case, highlighting the cruel and arbitrary nature of the U.S. immigration system.
Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was finally released from federal immigration custody on Monday after a judge dismissed his case mere hours after he was unjustly booked into a Miami detention center. Aviles, a hardworking handyman from Key West, Florida, has called the United States home for 19 years and holds a work permit, yet was still targeted by a system that routinely criminalizes immigrants. His son, Joshua Aviles, is an enlisted sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier forced to remain at sea for nine months due to U.S. military priorities.
Aviles’s arrest on Saturday, as he simply tried to get his car repaired, sparked outrage and public condemnation, especially after it was revealed that his detention was connected to his son’s extended deployment. This incident exposes the heartless bureaucracy and lack of compassion in the Department of Homeland Security, which is now under congressional investigation for its treatment of families of active-duty service members.
"The rapid succession of filed and dismissed charges is super unusual," said Margaret Stock, an immigration attorney who advocates for military families, underscoring the arbitrary and punitive nature of the system.
The Department of Homeland Security, notorious for its lack of transparency, did not immediately comment on why Aviles was arrested or released. Meanwhile, Joshua Aviles shared on social media that he has been forced to work 12-hour days without a break since November, further illustrating the sacrifices made by immigrant families in a country that too often fails to protect them.