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ICE releases wife of US soldier and Afghanistan veteran from detention
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- Kayla Epstein Courtesy of attorney Matthew Kozik US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released the wife of a US Army sergeant and Afghanistan veteran from detention, her lawyer confirmed to the BBC.
- Deisy Rivera Ortega, who came to the US from El Salvador, was arrested on 14 April when she and her husband, Sgt Jose Serrano, went in for a scheduled immigration appointment in El Paso, Texas.
- Serrano, who has served in the military for nearly 28 years, told the BBC that his wife's detention had left him distraught.
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Kayla Epstein Courtesy of attorney Matthew Kozik US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released the wife of a US Army sergeant and Afghanistan veteran from detention, her lawyer confirmed to the BBC.
Deisy Rivera Ortega, who came to the US from El Salvador, was arrested on 14 April when she and her husband, Sgt Jose Serrano, went in for a scheduled immigration appointment in El Paso, Texas.
Serrano, who has served in the military for nearly 28 years, told the BBC that his wife's detention had left him distraught.
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