Military Spouse Detained, Immigration Policy Shift Questioned

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An Army sergeant's wife from El Salvador is locked up in an ICE facility in El Paso,

Texas, signaling the end of special breaks for military families.

On Immigration.

Daisy Rivera Ortega got naived on April 14th during a routine immigration meeting with

her husband, active duty soldier Jose Serrano, who's done.

Three tours in Afghanistan.

She crossed into the U.S. without papers back in 2016 and got a final deportation order

in December 2019, even though she had a valid work permit and protection from being sent

back to El Salvador.

Serrano's heartbroken, describing how agents just grabbed her with no warning or paperwork

right there in the hallway, splitting up his family just as.

They pushed for her permanent residency through a military spouse program.

Now she's fighting the detention in federal court, asking to stop any deportation to Mexico

where she has no roots.

DHS insists her work permit doesn't make her legal, so she's staying in custody until

removal and they skipped questions on the Mexico angle.

This case spotlights how last April's policy shift killed off leniency for troops relatives,

making military service no shield against immigration.

Tools anymore.

Leaving families like Serrano's in limbo.