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DHS Detains Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody, Rights Groups Allege Violations

8/25/2026

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ICE Detains

U.S. Homeland Security detained Nicaraguan Luis Manuel Aviles Roa in Key West, Florida.
Sailor Joshua Aviles said father was taken by ICE while he served on USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.
DHS said Aviles Roa entered the U.S. unlawfully and will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
Rights groups claim the U.S. President Donald Trump immigration crackdown violates free speech, due-process rights and fuels racial-profiling fears.

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Pentagon Defers

The Pentagon referred all questions about the carrier’s extended deployment to the Navy, shifting responsibility.
Sailors have logged 12-hour workdays for more than 250 consecutive days without a break.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reports of deteriorating conditions on the carrier “completely misrepresented.”
The carrier departed San Diego on Nov. 25.
Its West Coast transit may take a month or longer.

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ICE Detains

U.S. Homeland Security detained Nicaraguan Luis Manuel Aviles Roa in Key West, Florida.
Sailor Joshua Aviles said father was taken by ICE while he served on USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.
DHS said Aviles Roa entered the U.S. unlawfully and will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
Rights groups claim the U.S. President Donald Trump immigration crackdown violates free speech, due-process rights and fuels racial-profiling fears.

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