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Immigrant dad of USS Lincoln sailor is released from ICE detention
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Luis Manuel Aviles, father of Navy airman Joshua Aviles aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was detained by immigration authorities in Key West, Florida, but has since been released and reunited with his family.
- Luis Manuel Aviles, originally from Nicaragua, has lived in the U.S. for 20 years, holds a work permit, Social Security card, driver's license, and has an active asylum case, with his family having filed immigration petitions on his behalf.
- The detention occurred amid a surge in immigration enforcement activity in Key West, where immigrant communities have experienced a recent increase in arrests despite many detainees having legal work authorizations.
- The Department of Homeland Security emphasized that having a family member in the military does not grant immunity from immigration enforcement or legal status in the U.S.
- The case drew national attention after Joshua Aviles publicly shared his distress over his father's detention, highlighting the challenges faced by immigrant families striving for legal status.
