Soldier's Wife Detained, Fighting Deportation

A U.S. Army sergeant at Fort Bliss is fighting to get his wife out of ice detention after she got picked up during a routine immigration check-in on, April 14.

Sergeant Jose Serrano Arosio says his wife, Daisy Rivera Ortega from El Salvador, showed up for an appointment in El Paso and was suddenly taken away, without any warning or clear reason.

She's the first known spouse of a service member, detained like this in the area, even though she had a valid word permit and followed all the rules.

The couple, married since June 2022, met in New York City a few years back.

He was recruiting for the Army. She worked at a deli.

After he got stationed at Fort Bliss, she even passed through the gates daily with her military spouse ID to work on base.

But DHS claims her detention stems from an illegal entry back in 2016, saying her work permit doesn't give legal status.

Serrano Arosio, born in Puerto Rico, is reeling from the shock his whole family is confused and asking why this happened out of nowhere.

It's hit him hard too, worsening his PTSD and depression. He was making progress in treatment, but now barely sleeps two hours a night, pacing and talking to himself.

Her attorney, Matthew Kosek, filed a habeas corpus petition on April 17th to push for her release from the El Paso Processing Center.

I see's pressuring her to sign a removal order to Mexico, but Kosek argues she had a judges withholding of removal since 2019. No.

Convictions, and this violates her due process rights.

Meanwhile, the legal fight continues as they wait on federal courts, raising big questions about deporting spouses of soldiers who serve this country.

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