Father of sailor aboard the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln detained by immigration authorities, family says

Joshua Aviles said he has been “fighting for a country that has given me everything,” only to learn his father had been detained.

The immigrant father of a sailor on board the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln was detained Saturday by immigration officials, family members said.

Luis Manuel Aviles, originally from Nicaragua, was detained shortly after 11 a.m. ET in Key West, Florida, where he lives, stepdaughter Katty Delgado told NBC News on Saturday evening.

She said that Aviles has been in the U.S. for roughly 20 years and that she has no knowledge of an arrest history or criminal allegations against him.

“He’s doing everything the right way,” she said.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Sunday that the Border Patrol arrested Aviles during a traffic stop in Key West. The agency said Aviles entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location and would remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.