ICE Detains Army Veteran's Wife During Green Card Interview, Leading to Imminent Deportation
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained Airida Gould, a Lithuanian national married to a U.S. Army veteran, during a green card interview in May. Gould, who has lived in the U.S. since 2000 and has three U.S.-born children, was taken into custody due to a prior removal order from 2009. Her husband, Mark Gould, reported that she is expected to be deported to Europe. The detention occurred after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved their marriage petition, confirming the legitimacy of their marriage. Gould is currently held in a detention facility in Kentucky, having been transferred from Illinois and Indiana. Her legal team has filed an Emergency Motion to Reopen with the Board of Immigration Appeals.