The immigrant father of a sailor on board the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln was detained Saturday by immigration officials, family members said.
\n\nLuis Manuel Aviles, originally from Nicaragua, was detained shortly after 11 a.m. ET in Key West, Florida, where he lives, stepdaughter Katty Delgado told NBC News on Saturday evening.
\n\nShe said that Aviles has been in the U.S. for roughly 20 years and that she has no knowledge of an arrest history or criminal allegations against him.
\n\n“He’s doing everything the right way,” she said.
\n\nThe Department of Homeland Security confirmed Sunday that the Border Patrol arrested Aviles during a traffic stop in Key West. The agency said Aviles entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location and would remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
\n\n“We are simply enforcing the laws passed by Congress. This Administration does not pick and choose which laws to enforce,” a DHS spokesperson said.
\n\nDelgado said she learned the news from family members, including Aviles’ wife and his son Joshua Aviles, who posted a note about the detention on Facebook. Her stepfather, Delgado said, was arrested near a Publix supermarket as he was headed to a mechanic.
\n\nJoshua Aviles said…
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