September 05, 2026

'Thanks for Your Service, NGHR:' ICE Detains Father of a US Sailor Deployed to the Middle East Aboard the US Abraham Lincoln

September 05, 2026/ Tron Nick

The father of a US sailor serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln has been taken into immigration detention while his son remains deployed in West Asia, highlighting the reach of the Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on immigrants.

Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, originally from Nicaragua, was arrested by Border Patrol following a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida, according to a US Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.

His son, Joshua Aviles, wrote in a Facebook post on August 22 that he learned that his father had been detained while serving aboard the aircraft carrier.

“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," Aviles said. “I just got a call that my dad ‌was taken by ICE.” [MORE]

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'Thanks for Your Service, NGHR:' ICE Detains Father of a US Sailor Deployed to the Middle East Aboard the US Abraham Lincoln

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