Wife of Greensboro man works to bring him home after he was detained by ICE
31-year-old Angel and his wife, 27-year-old Milady, were heading to their connecting flight home when they were stopped, and agents handcuffed Angel.
Now he is being held at a detention center in Miami.
'We leave DR, get on our flight, come to Miami, everything's perfect, we're in checkout in Miami and they take us back to customs. Basically, they just detain him there,' Milady said.
Milady said they were taken into a separate area. She thought it was just an extra security check and nothing more.
After three hours of waiting, it was time to say goodbye.
'I'm screaming, 'I'm pregnant'. I have my marriage certificate in my hand … Just write him a citation or whatever. He's going to show up in court. What is this?' Milady said.
Angel was detained by ICE officers.
'They brought him in handcuffs … That was on May 4, and I haven't seen him since,' Milady said.
Milady and Angel got married in April and are expecting a baby. Despite what their marriage certificate and Angel's documents state, he was taken away in handcuffs and sent to Krome Detention Center in Miami.
'They basically mentioned that with these new laws and under the Trump administration, marriage is just a good credit. It's like something that goes on an undocumented person's resume,' Milady said.
FOX8 asked Milady if we could see Angel's documents showing he is here on a green card. She says ICE took everything when he was detained.
'He's a hardworking citizen. He pays taxes. He has a 401(k). He's been working since I met him. He's been working prior to that,' Milady said.
Milady is hopeful a legal team can help her bring him home before her worst fear becomes a reality.
'I don't want him to miss the birth of our child,' Milady said.
Milady is working to raise money to afford an attorney and make Angel's bail.
A GoFundMe has been set up.
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