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August 23, 2026
Luis Manuel Aviles Detained by ICE Amid Son's Deployment on USS Abraham Lincoln
- Luis Manuel Aviles, a 48-year-old handyman from Nicaragua, was taken into custody by ICE during a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida, while his son Joshua serves on the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.
- Despite holding a driver's license, Social Security card, and work permit, Aviles is facing deportation proceedings, raising concerns about the treatment of military families under immigration laws.
- Joshua Aviles expressed his anguish over his father's detention, emphasizing their ongoing efforts to legalize his father's status and the emotional toll it takes on him during his deployment.
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- He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.Aug 23, 2026 at 8:55 PM · ABC News
- U.S. Navy sailor on USS Lincoln says dad was arrested by immigration officialsAug 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM · CBS News
- He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested himAug 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM · CNN
- Father of sailor aboard the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln detained by immigration authorities, family saysAug 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM · NBC
- Servicemember aboard USS Lincoln decries father’s ICE detentionAug 24, 2026 at 2:10 AM · The Hill
- Father of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detentionAug 24, 2026 at 4:04 AM · Reuters
- ‘How can I continue?’ Sailor’s anguish after father detained by DHS while he serves aboard a U.S. carrierAug 24, 2026 at 5:56 AM · Independent