Overview

• The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested on April 25, 2025, at Naval Air Station Key West during a routine security screening for base housing access.
• Homeland Security Investigations detained the woman under an outstanding removal order stemming from her work visa expiration in 2017.
• The operation involved coordination between NCIS, Coast Guard security personnel, and HSI, with authorization from the base commander.
• Officials confirmed that the arrest was not part of a broader immigration enforcement sweep but followed standard security protocols for base access.
• The woman remains in detention, highlighting the impact of immigration enforcement policies on military families.