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Wife of US soldier released from ICE custody
Key takeaways
- Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center.
- First Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14.
- Tammy Duckworth s (D-Ill.) office told The Hill that the senator called Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin this week to push for Rivera Ortega s release.
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Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center.
Deisy Rivera Ortega, married to Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth s (D-Ill.) office told The Hill that the senator called Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin this week to push for Rivera Ortega s release. She was released late Thursday night.
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