US EditionICE Detains Army Sergeant’s New Wife at Fort Polk
The couple had begun the process to secure her legal residency, and experts said people with prior deportation orders are usually not detained.
- On Thursday, April 2, ICE agents detained Annie Ramos at Fort Polk, Louisiana, shortly after she arrived with her husband, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Blank, to process military spouse benefits.
- Ramos, a 22-year-old college student brought to the U.S. as a toddler, was attempting to normalize her immigration status through marriage, a process she and Blank had already initiated with legal counsel.
- Upon reviewing documents at the visitor center, agents handcuffed Ramos and transported her to a detention facility in Basile, Louisiana, despite the family presenting their marriage license and immigration paperwork.
- Facing potential deportation, Ramos remains in detention while her family raised more than $8,000 toward a $12,000 GoFundMe goal to cover legal fees required to fight her case.
- Legal experts argue the detention is "fundamentally harmful to national security," noting that prior to the current administration's policy, individuals with pending immigration applications were not typically detained.
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