A U.S. Army staff sergeant reporting for duty at Fort Polk, Louisiana, watched in disbelief as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested his wife of one month during their base registration appointment on April 2.
Newlyweds Separated at Military Base
Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank, 23, arrived at the Louisiana military installation with his bride Annie Ramos, 22, and his parents for a scheduled 2 p.m. check-in. The couple presented their documentation at the visitors’ center, including Blank’s military ID, their marriage license, and Ramos’s Honduran passport. Instead of proceeding to the benefits office as expected, ICE agents placed Ramos in handcuffs and transported her to a detention center in Basile for deportation proceedings. Blank, who has served in the Middle East and Europe, stated the couple had retained an immigration lawyer and believed they were following proper legal procedures to secure Ramos a green card through their marriage.
Two-Decade-Old Deportation Order Enforced
The Department of Homeland Security defended the arrest, citing a final removal order issued by a judge in 2005 when Ramos was 22 months old. Brought to America by her parents as a toddler, Ramos had no legal immigration status despite living in the United States for more than two decades. She was pursuing a biochemistry degree and teaching Sunday school before her detention. The couple met through a dating app in 2025, became engaged on New Year’s Day, and married in Houston last month with 60 guests attending their reception. A fundraising campaign established by the family to cover legal expenses has raised over $8,000 toward a $12,000 goal.
National Security Concerns Raised
Margaret Stock, author of Immigration Law and the Military, told reporters that deportations of military spouses create significant operational problems for service members. She noted such situations were uncommon before current mass deportation policies took effect. Blank has received support from his chain of command and vowed to fight for his wife’s release. Ramos, speaking from detention, said America is the only home she knows. Immigration law typically allows spouses of U.S. citizens to apply for green cards and pursue citizenship within three years, though existing removal orders complicate that process. The sergeant must now balance his military duties with efforts to prevent his wife’s deportation to Honduras, a country she left before forming memories.
Just goes to show DHS / ICE do not give a damn about anything but numbers.
Voted for Trump, so embarrassed by the president and his departments that are allowed to rum amuck and unleashed. A woman and qfamily did nothing wrong but fucken ICE has to flex their muscel. Probably took her to the ground by force.
Come on 2028.
Easy there Rick…this is a come-on story to get people to react just as you did. She is probably free as we type. :o)
Just reading through the way you commented. Doubt if you voted for Trump. Trump was elected to deport those who are in this country illegally.
While I voted for Trump, I don’t agree with arresting a bride just after her wedding while she was trying to get a green card to stay and pursue citizenship.
This woman had plenty of time to get legal before meeting her husband. If she has a social security number, then it is fake. Wonder if she married him just to get a green card???
WHERE IS MY COMMENT?
20 years living free with benefits citizens do not get. A conscious decision knowing the risk, just like robbing a bank. A Sergent should know the risk of that relationship on line illegal foreigner that could very well be a spy. Only knowing her less than a year, met her on-line sounds like a very poor decision and hope he has no security clearances.
Agree 100%
No when it didn’t fit your desired narrative and you deleted it, I posted on X
Do not jump to conclusions. This needed to be sorted out. This really has nothing directly to do with Trump. Seems the attorney may have dropped the ball.
A spy oh brother she been in this country since she was 15 months old ! She not a spy ! I usually agree with what ice is doing but this is stupid and unnessary!
It is the LAW….
Very strange way to handle this case. Sounds like lawyer may not have followed all required steps. But when ICE gets the order they have to execute it. I don’t think ICE always knows the details of the order but their duty is to take the person into custody.
She was never officially registered in the united states. Just because she was a little kid does not make her a citizen. The military husband should have known better, and the law is the law. If he thought she was gonna get a green card , just cause he was in the service , he is sadly wrong.
They apparently knew she was illegally here.. She should have returned to her country with bonus from Trump paying for ticket plus thousand. They could then marry there with command consent and apply for visa based on marriage.