Father of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detention

InternationalMust ReadFather of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detentionBy Reuters -Aug 24, 2026Add ARY News on GoogleThe U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting U.S. military operations in the war with Iran, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser, August 16, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTYAAResizeWASHINGTON: The immigrant father of a U.S. sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during ​the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said ‌in a Facebook post. U.S. Border Patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, originally from Nicaragua, after conducting a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida, a spokesperson of the Department of Homeland Security, ​of which Border Patrol is a part, separately said on Sunday. “I’ve been ​deployed for over nine months, out at sea in the Middle ⁠East aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, fighting for a country that has given ​me everything,” Joshua Aviles, the son of the detained immigrant, said on Facebook. “I just ​got a call that my dad was taken by ICE,” he said on Saturday, adding his father had his driver’s license, social security card and work permit. “We have done everything through immigration ​to get his green card approved, and we are just waiting. This is ​heartbreaking for me. I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing ‌that ⁠my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal,” the Facebook post added. The DHS said Luis Manuel Aviles Roa entered the U.S. illegally and would remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention pending removal proceedings. “Having a family member in the ​military is not a ​free pass to ⁠violate our nation’s laws,” the DHS said. President Donald Trump says his immigration crackdown is aimed at improving domestic sec...