Overview

• Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez were stopped by ICE at the Camp Pendleton gate on September 28 while heading to visit their pregnant daughter, according to local NBC reporting.
• The couple was briefly released with ankle monitors and instructed to return, then was taken back into custody after checking in on October 2.
• Rios was deported on October 10, and Rodriguez’s whereabouts were reported as in ICE custody or undisclosed by relatives.
• ICE said the arrests were part of routine enforcement and that anyone found in violation of immigration law may face arrest, detention, and removal.
• Relatives say the longtime Oceanside residents came from Mexico more than 30 years ago, worked cleaning houses and cars, and that Rios wore “Proud dad of a U.S. Marine” apparel when he returned to check in.