U.S. Coast Guardsman’s wife arrested in Key West over expired visa after security check for military housing

An active Duty Coast Guardman’s wife arrested the Federal Immigration Authority inside the family residential department of Key West’s US Naval Air Station, FloridaAfter flagging him on a regular security check, officials told Saturday.

“The wife is not a member of the Coast Guard and he was detained in the Homeland Security investigation under the order of legal removal,” Coast Guard spokesman Lt. CMDR said. Steve Roth confirmed the on-base arrest on Thursday in a statement. “Coast Guard works closely for federal law enforcement with HSI and others with immigration.”

Arrested was on the base of the base-in day

According to US officials, a woman’s job visa expired around 20 2017 and she was identified for removal from the United States a few years later. He and the Coast Guardsman were married earlier this year, the officer said, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an application.

Although the Trump administration has given the immigration a top priority for implementing the federal law, it was not immediately seen that the on-base arrest of military spouse was part of one part SweepThe

The officer said that on Wednesday, the woman and her Coast Guard’s husband were preparing to go to their on-base houses, they went to the Visitor Control Center so she could access the key west installation. During the Routine Protection screening required for base access, the woman’s name was flagged as a problem.

The base workers contacted the naval criminal investigative service, which the official said, the official said. NCIS and Coast Guard security personnel received permission from the base commander to enter the installation and then went to the Coast Guardman’s house on Thursday, the official said. They joined the Homeland Security Investigation personnel, a unit between immigration and tariffs.

HSI finally takes the wife to custody and the officer said they believe that he is still DetentionThe Officials did not provide the name of the country from which they came from.

The Coast Guard mentions the woman’s identity, immigration status and Ice charges, which did not respond to any request for a comment on Saturday. The Homeland Security Department also did not respond to any request for the comment.

The husband of the arrested woman is the Coast Guardsman appointed by USCGC Mohk, Key West -based 270 feet long cut. The couple was leaving the US government’s residence at the nearest Naval Air Station.

An online database that tracks the vessels that shows that Mohak has been dock at his home port since mid -March. A media notification on March 7 said that the ship recently returned after 70 -day establishment in the eastern Pacific on the mission to prevent illegal drug invoice.

In a statement, the Navy said that it was fully cooperated with the federal law enforcement authority in this regard.

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