Border Patrol arrests the father of a sailor aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln

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Immigration authorities arrested the father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

DHS confirmed that Border Patrol agents arrested Luis Aviles during a vehicle stop in Key West, Fla., over the weekend. Aviles is from Nicaragua. In a Facebook post, Aviles’ son, Joshua Aviles, who has been on the USS Abraham Lincoln for more than 9 months, wrote, “This is heartbreaking for me. I don't know h…

Immigration authorities arrested the father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

DHS confirmed that Border Patrol agents arrested Luis Aviles during a vehicle stop in Key West, Fla., over the weekend. Aviles is from Nicaragua. In a Facebook post, Aviles’ son, Joshua Aviles, who has been on the USS Abraham Lincoln for more than 9 months, wrote, “This is heartbreaking for me. I don't know h…

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