The spouse of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested this week by federal immigration enforcement inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida.
“The spouse is not a member of the Coast Guard and was detained by Homeland Security Investigations pursuant to a lawful removal order,” said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Steve Roth in a statement confirming Thursday’s arrest. “The Coast Guard works closely with HSI and others to enforce federal laws, including on immigration.”
The husband of the arrested woman is a Coast Guardsman assigned to the USCGC Mohawk. The vessel recently returned from a deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The married couple was moving into U.S. government housing at the nearby Naval Air Station.
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