The woman was taken into custody following orders for removal.
The Coast Guard said the wife of the U.S. Coast Guard was taken into custody.
The woman was arrested in the Naval Aviation Administration’s Key West on April 24, a Coast Guard spokesperson told the Epoch Times via email on April 28.
“The spouse is not a member of the Coast Guard and has been detained by the Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) in conjunction with the Coast Guard Investigation Service (CGIS) in accordance with a legal removal order,” the spokesman said.
Deletion orders are usually issued by immigration judges for non-citizens on circumstances such as visa violations or rejection of asylum requests.
Non-citizens who are married to US citizens can apply for a green card through marriage.
“The Coast Guard is working closely with HSI and others to enforce federal laws, including immigration. Reflecting its commitment to the workforce and its families, the Coast Guard will provide appropriate support to dependents who are legally present in accordance with established programs,” a Coast Guard spokesperson added.
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The Coast Guard also said it is conducting an investigation “to determine the situation regarding this Coast Guard member and his spouse.”
The identities of the members and spouses have not been disclosed yet. It is also unclear why the removal order was issued.
The Coast Guard, located within the Department of Homeland Security, introduced questions about the current status of a spouse to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ice is part of DHS and HSI is part of ice.
Ice declined to comment on the arrest and referred to the Coast Guard for the comments.
HSI states on its website that it will “protect our country from global threats to ensure that Americans are safe and secure.”
Under President Donald Trump, the agency has stepped up immigration law enforcement, including within the country.
“We are in the first stages of running the biggest deportation campaign in American history,” White House press chief Carolyn Leavitt told reporters at a press conference in Washington on April 28.
Trump’s border emperor Thomas Homan warned those ordered to fined.
“We’ll prosecute and then we’ll deport you,” he said at the briefing.
