The wife about the active coast of the Gardian was arrested earlier this week Federal immigration authorities Within a family residential part of the American Navy Air Station on Key West, FloridaAfter marked in routine security, officials said Saturday.
“Spouse is not a member of the coastal guard and detained the investigation into the Homeland Security in accordance with the law order for removal”, the spokesman of the coast hr. Steve Roth told the AA statement that confirms Thursday on the base arrest.
“The Coast Guard works closely with HSI and others to make federal laws, including immigration,” he added.
According to the American official, the women’s work visa has expired around 2017. years, and she was marked for removal from the United States several years later. She and the Coast Guards were married at the beginning of this year, said the official, who spoke about the state of anonymity for the debate on the incident on the execution.
Although the Trump Administration has made immigration arrests Top priority for federal law enforcement, He did not appear immediately on the base arrest of a military spouse was part of a wider sweep.
The official said that the wife and her coastal guard was preparing to move in to his basic housing on Wednesday, they went to the visitors’ control center to get a passage so that you can access Key West installation. During a routine security check required for the basic approach, the female name is marked as a problem.
Basic staff contacted Maritime criminal investigationWho were considered in fact, said official. The NCIS and Coast Security Staff have received a permission of the Basic Commander to enter the installation, and then went to the home of the Guardsman’s home on Thursday, said official. They joined them with the staff from the Homeland Security Investigation, Unit within Immigration and customs implementation.
The HSI eventually took the spouse into custody, and the official said that they believe that he was still detained. Officials did not provide the name of the country she.
The Coast Guard sent questions about women’s identity, immigration status and LED accusations, who did not answer the request for Saturday. The Department of Homeland He also did not respond to the comment request.
The husband of the arrested woman is the coastal buttons awarded USCGC Mohawk, a 270-foot cutter based on Key West. The couple moved to the US government housing on nearby naval aircraft.
An internet database that tracks boats movements shows that Mohawk is connected in its home port from the middle of March. Media edition 16. Martha says the ship recently returned after implementation 70 days on the eastern silent ocean on the mission to intercept shipments of illegal drugs.
In the statement, Navy He said “fully cooperated with the Federal Board for the implementation of the law on the issue. We take seriously security and access in naval installations.”
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Associated Press Writer Rebecca Santana contributed to this report.