Us soldier's honduran wife released after detention on military base

Annie Ramos, a 22-year-old Honduran national and wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant, was freed from a Louisiana immigration detention center Tuesday after nearly a week in custody.

Detention prompts public outcry, criticizes trump administration's deportation policies

Ramos' release came amid a growing backlash from critics of the mass deportation campaign who warned it demoralized troops during an ongoing war. Her mother-in-law confirmed the news to The Associated Press in a text message.

Ramos, who married Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank in March, had been detained by federal immigration agents while attempting to register at his base to receive military benefits and ultimately obtain a green card. She had lived in the country since she was less than 2 years old.

The US Department of Homeland Security said Ramos had been ordered removed by a federal immigration judge in 2005 after her family failed to appear for a hearing. However, Ramos and her husband claim she has been attempting to gain legal status, including applying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2020, though her application remained stalled amid legal battles to eliminate the program.

In a statement to The AP after her release, Ramos said,