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Veteran's Family Faces Immigration Crisis Amid ICE Detention

4/21/2026

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Sgt. 1st Class José Serrano, a U.S. Army veteran, faces a family immigration crisis after his wife’s detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 14.
Deisy Rivera Ortega has lived in United States since 2016 and has legal protections against deportation.
She could face removal to Mexico, where she has no ties.
The case highlights a shift in ICE enforcement policies intensified under U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Sgt. 1st Class José Serrano, a U.S. Army veteran, faces a family immigration crisis after his wife’s detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 14.
Deisy Rivera Ortega has lived in United States since 2016 and has legal protections against deportation.
She could face removal to Mexico, where she has no ties.
The case highlights a shift in ICE enforcement policies intensified under U.S. President Donald Trump.