ICE agents reportedly detain wife of US soldier just days after their marriage
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“ICE agents under the Trump administration detained Annie Ramos, the wife of a US Army staff sergeant, at a military base in Louisiana.”
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Wikipedia entries mention Trump's deportation policies and unrelated topics (e.g., Kristi Noem, Uvalde school shooting), but none specifically reference Annie Ramos being detained by ICE at a Louisiana military base.
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— During Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, his administration has pursued a deportation policy generally described as "hardline", "maximalist", and as a "mass deportation" ca…
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— Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem ( NOHM; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician who served as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security from 2025 to 2026. A member of the R…
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— The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2026, from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald…
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“Annie Ramos was arrested last Thursday, days after marrying Matthew Blank, a US Army staff sergeant.”
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— "Beyond the Wall" is the sixth and penultimate episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 66th overall. It was written by series co-creators David Beniof…
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— On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a former student at the school, fatally shot 19 students and …
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“Ramos had a deportation order issued in absentia in 2005 when she was an infant after her family missed an immigration court hearing.”
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Wikipedia entries mention unrelated topics (e.g., Carole Radziwill, The X's, Uvalde school shooting) and do not confirm a deportation order issued to Annie Ramos in 2005.
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— Carole Ann Radziwiłł (Polish pronunciation: [raˈd͡ʑiviww]; née DiFalco; born August 20, 1963) is an American journalist, writer, and television personality. Radziwill, best known for appearing on the …
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— The X's is an American animated television series created by Carlos Ramos for Nickelodeon. The series centers on a nuclear family of four highly trained spies who must conceal their identity from the …
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— On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a former student at the school, fatally shot 19 students and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting
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“Ramos and Blank hired a lawyer to begin the process of obtaining legal permanent residency through marriage before their wedding.”
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“Ramos applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) in 2020, but the application was never processed due to the Trump administration halting new Daca applications.”
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“Matthew Blank was stationed at Louisiana’s Fort Polk and was due to start deployment training in the coming month.”
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“On April 2, 2023, Blank and his family visited Fort Polk’s visitor center with Ramos’s birth certificate, Honduran passport, marriage license, and Blank’s military ID.”
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“Ramos was handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in Basile, Louisiana, after ICE agents arrived at the military base.”
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“ICE did not immediately respond to the Guardian’s request for comment regarding Ramos’s detention.”
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