Newlywed wife of US soldier freed by ICE after detention at military base
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“Annie Ramos, 22, an undocumented immigrant who came to the US as a toddler, was arrested on 2 April and spent five days at a detention centre”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Annie Ramos, 22, was detained on April 2 at her husband's base in Louisiana. One source explicitly mentions she came to the US from Honduras as a toddler.
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— On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old former student of the school, fatally shot 19 students and 2 teache…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting
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“Immigration officials described Ramos as "an illegal alien from Honduras" who was arrested after attempting to enter a military base.”
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Multiple sources confirm she is a Honduran-born woman arrested while attempting to register at a military base (Fort Polk, Louisiana).
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— Kilmar Armando Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man living in the United States, was illegally deported on March 15, 2025, by the US government under the Trump administration, which called it "an administr…
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“Staff Sergeant Matthew Blank... enlisted more than five years ago and has served in the Middle East and Europe”
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Multiple sources identify Matthew Blank as a US Army Staff Sergeant and his wife as Annie Ramos. While the specific 'five years' and 'Middle East/Europe' details are not explicitly listed in the snippets, his rank and status as a soldier are confirmed across multiple reports.
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“Ramos, a biochemistry student”
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Three independent web sources explicitly describe Annie Ramos as a biochemistry student.
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— Ramos, a biochemistry student, said she was focused now on securing her status, continuing her studies, and building a life with her husband.Ramos was placed in handcuffs by Immigration and Customs En…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98kn1k3nreo
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— Ramos, a biochemistry student with no criminal history who also teaches Sunday school, had been subject to a deportation order issued in absentia in 2005 when she was an infant after her family missed…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/ice-agents-d…
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— According to The New York Times, Ramos is a biochemistry student and Sunday school teacher with a clean criminal record. Her legal troubles stem from 2005...
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-detains-soldiers-wife-military…
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“The Department of Homeland Security has said that Ramos has "no legal status to be in this country".”
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Reports confirm she was detained by ICE agents and had a deportation order, supporting the DHS position that she lacked legal status.
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— Annie Jacobsen (born June 28, 1967) is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. She writes for and produces television programs, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ry…
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— Miles Taylor (born 1986 or 1987) is an American author, commentator, and former government official who served in the administrations of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. In the first Trump administrat…
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— Olivia Troye (born November 19, 1976) is an American national security official who worked on national security and homeland security issues at the Department of Defense, National Counterterrorism Cen…
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“The couple had travelled from Houston to the Louisiana base to obtain a military ID for Ramos and activate her military spouse benefits”
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Multiple sources state the couple traveled from Houston to the Louisiana base to obtain a military ID and activate spouse benefits.
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— On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old former student of the school, fatally shot 19 students and 2 teache…
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— The couple had travelled from Houston to the Louisiana base to obtain a military ID for Ramos and activate her military spouse benefits, with plans to move her onto the base over Easter weekend.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98kn1k3nreo
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“Ramos was placed in handcuffs by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents before being driven away in a military vehicle.”
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Web search results explicitly state Ramos was placed in handcuffs by ICE agents before being driven away.
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— United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Wikipedia
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— Ever wonder who ICE officers and agents are arresting in your community? Check out our latest high-profile and worst of the worst arrests to get a closer look at the criminal aliens we’ve recently tak…
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— 6 days ago · Immigration and Customs Enforcement DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) duties are carried out through more than 400 federal statutes and focus on smart immigration enforcemen…
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https://www.dhs.gov/topics/immigration-and-customs-enforceme…
“Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona... contacted Blank to tell him he would push for Ramos' release.”
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Multiple sources confirm Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona contacted Blank and pushed for Ramos's release.
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— That afternoon, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, where Sergeant Blank's family is from, called to say that he would push for Ms. Ramos's release, according to Sergeant Blank and a spokeswoman ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/ice-newlywed-military-…
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— I am hopeful for what comes next." A spokesperson for Senator Mark Kelly — who represents Blank's home state of Arizona — told the AP he had spoken to DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to push for Ramos'…
https://www.thecut.com/article/who-is-annie-ramos-the-milita…
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“Kelly also spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin”
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A spokesperson for Senator Mark Kelly confirmed he had spoken to DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to push for Ramos's release.
“Officials said that Ramos entered the US illegally in 2005 and was issued a final removal order after failing to appear at an immigration hearing.”
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The Guardian reports that Ramos had been subject to a deportation order issued in absentia in 2005 when she was an infant after her family missed a hearing.
“She was about 22 months old at the time.”
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