Sakiah Navas, the wife of an illegal immigrant currently being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said on Tuesday evening that her husbandās āprideā kept him from becoming a citizen after spending two decades in the U.S.
Navasā husband, Jose, illegally entered the U.S. from El Salvador in 2003 and has been in ICE detention in West Texas since Sunday, according to KPRC. She told a reporter for the outlet that her husband likely did not seek citizenship for over two decades because of his āprideā and to prevent others from thinking he only married his wife to become a citizen.
āI pushed for years ago when was born almost 7 years ago. And heās like, ābut I donāt want it to look like thatās why Iām married to youā and maybe even a part of it is pride, too, was what stood in the way,ā Navas said. āBut never because he didnāt want it to look like heās using this country for that.ā
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Jose Navas was turned over to ICE for not having a driverās license and transferred to a detention center in Eden, Texas, according to KPRC. Sakiah said that the detention center is ācompletely packedā and accused ICE agents of just āshovingā illegal immigrants in these locations.
Since the beginning of his term, President Donald Trumpās crackdown on illegal immigration has led to arrests of over 95,000 illegal immigrants as of June 27, according to The New York Times. As of June 20, over 56,000 were in detention across the U.S., which is a 40% increase from June 2024 and is currently the highest detention population in U.S. history, according to Human Rights Watch.
Seventy percent of illegal immigrants arrested by ICE agents have criminal convictions or pending charges, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Several of these individuals have committed heinous acts, such as murder, sexual assault and drug trafficking.
Border crossings plunged to the lowest level ever recorded in June due to the administrationās hawkish border policies. Border crossings exceeded a record-high of 2 million throughout former President Joe Bidenās administration, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Several Democrats have waged war against ICE by threatening not to comply with agents and by attempting to ban law enforcement from wearing masks during their operations. Michigan House Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday to criminalize concealing the identities of ICE agents and other officers while on duty.
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