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ICE Holds Marine Veteran’s Wife Pending Reopening Motion as Exemptions End

Marine recruiters are barred from claiming enlistment offers immigration relief for family members.

Composite image. LEFT: Adrian Clouatre takes a selfie of himself and his wife Paola, on May 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, La. (Adrian Clouatre via AP) RIGHT: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre holds his 3-month-old daughter Lyn and his nearly two old son Noah at their home in Baton Rouge, La. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)
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Overview

  • Paola Clouatre was taken into ICE custody during a May green card appointment and remains detained while her lawyers await a ruling on her motion to reopen a 2018 deportation order.
  • A February Department of Homeland Security memo eliminated special deportation protections for military families, and USCIS has referred more than 26,000 cases to ICE by June 12.
  • The administration’s target of 3,000 daily arrests by ICE has intensified removals even for spouses of U.S. service members.
  • Adrian Clouatre describes traveling eight hours round-trip to visit his wife and relying on formula to feed their 3-month-old daughter in Paola’s absence.
  • Master Sgt. Tyler Hlavac confirmed that Marine recruiters must no longer suggest that enlistment can secure immigration relief for applicants’ relatives.