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ICE arrests at San Diego green card interviews include military spouses
ICE arrests military spouses during final green card interviews in San Diego despite legal exceptions for immediate relatives, sparking concerns among immigration attorneys and families.
- On Nov. 12, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began making arrests at San Diego U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services green card interviews, including spouses of military members and veterans.
- Immigration attorneys argue federal law exempts immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, including spouses, while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said arrests target visa overstays under a renewed enforcement focus.
- Samuel Shasteen, a retired Staff Sergeant, said he felt 'betrayed' after his wife's arrest, and an immigration officer gave him a QR code business card, with attorneys noting such arrests are unprecedented in their 12-year practice.
- Detainees were sent to Otay Mesa Detention Center following the USCIS interview arrests, an immigration judge ordered one spouse released on bond Wednesday, and others have bond hearings next month.
- Attorneys plan to continue legal challenges and green card filings for spouses of U.S. citizens, as William Menard said another client's arrest mirrored these cases and families report emotional strain.
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ICE detains 2 women during green card interviews days before Thanksgiving
Two San Diego husbands are speaking out after their wives were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during what they believed would be their final green card interviews just days before Thanksgiving.Dan Buckingham and Luis Amezquita were strangers until this past weekend, when both of their wives were taken into custody at the downtown U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office.Now the men find themselves in the same fight to ge…
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