Newlywed Wife of U.S. Soldier Released From Immigration Detention
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Annie Ramos, a 22-year-old undocumented immigrant and wife of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank, was detained by ICE at Fort Polk, Louisiana, on April 2 due to a deportation order issued when she was a toddler.
- Ramos was held for five days in a detention center alongside hundreds of other women facing deportation under the Trump administration's immigration policies.
- The couple had visited the base to complete paperwork for Ramos to move in with her husband, but her detention disrupted their plans.
- After media coverage of the case, Ramos was released and reunited with her husband, who placed her wedding ring back on her finger after it had been removed during detention.
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