The wife of an active duty Coast Guardsman was arrested by Federal authorities this week in Key West, Florida.

The wife of the Coast Guardsman was arrested at the residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West.

A Coast Guard spokesman shared, “The spouse is not a member of the Coast Guard and was detained by Homeland Security Investigations pursuant to a lawful removal order.”

He added, “The Coast Guard works closely with HSI and others to enforce federal laws, including on immigration.”

The woman’s work visa expired in 2017 and was marked for removal from the United States.

The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested this week by federal immigration authorities inside the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said.
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The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.

“The spouse is not a member of the Coast Guard and was detained by Homeland Security Investigations pursuant to a lawful removal order,” said Coast Guard spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Steve Roth in a statement confirming Thursday’s on-base arrest. “The Coast Guard works closely with HSI and others to enforce federal laws, including on immigration.”According to a U.S. official, the woman’s work visa expired around 2017, and she was marked for removal from the United States a few years later. She and the Coast Guardsman were married early this year, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an enforcement incident.

Though the Trump administration has made immigration arrests a top priority for federal law enforcement, it did not immediately appear the on-base arrest of the military spouse was part of a broader sweep.The official said that when the woman and her Coast Guard husband were preparing to move into their on-base housing on Wednesday, they went to the visitor control center to get a pass so she could access the Key West installation.

During the routine security screening required for base access, the woman’s name was flagged as a problem.

The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said.

According to a U.S. official, the woman’s work visa expired around 2017. https://t.co/Kob7tnQBiO

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Per ABC News:

The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.

“The spouse is not a member of the Coast Guard and was detained by Homeland Security Investigations pursuant to a lawful removal order,” said Coast Guard spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Steve Roth in a statement confirming Thursday’s on-base arrest. “The Coast Guard works closely with HSI and others to enforce federal laws, including on immigration.”

According to a U.S. official, the woman’s work visa expired around 2017, and she was marked for removal from the United States a few years later. She and the Coast Guardsman were married early this year, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an enforcement incident.

Though the Trump administration has made immigration arrests a top priority for federal law enforcement, it did not immediately appear the on-base arrest of the military spouse was part of a broader sweep.

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