Joshua Aviles, a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln, took to social media with claims that his father was picked up by ICE.
On Saturday, Aviles published a post on Facebook revealing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had taken his father into custody while the family was reportedly waiting to hear back about his green card.
“I’ve been deployed for over nine months, out at sea in the Middle East aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, fighting for a country that has given me everything,” he wrote. “I just got a call that my dad was taken by ICE. If you know my dad, you know he is a hardworking, humble man who is always willing to help anyone if he can. My dad has his driver’s license, Social Security card, and work permit. We have done everything through immigration to get his green card approved, and we are just waiting.”
“This is heartbreaking for me. I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal. My dad’s only ‘crime’ was coming to this country to give my siblings and me a better life,” the sailor continued. “Dad, I don’t know where you are right now, but know that I am doing everything I can to bring you back home. I love you with all my heart. Please stay strong. I’m coming home, Dad.”
On Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that Luis Manuel Aviles had been picked up during a traffic stop in Key West.
“He’s doing everything the right way,” stepdaughter Katty Delgado told NBC News.
“The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Sunday that the Border Patrol arrested Aviles during a traffic stop in Key West. The agency said Aviles entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location and would remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings,” the outlet reported.
“We are simply enforcing the laws passed by Congress. This Administration does not pick and choose which laws to enforce,” said a department spokesperson when asked about the case. They also noted that while he may have had a Social Security number and work permit, “work authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status in the United States.”
“Military service by an immediate relative does not automatically grant parole, lawful status, or immunity from immigration enforcement,” the spokesperson said, adding “having a family member in the military is not a free pass to violate our nation’s laws.”
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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