Joshua Aviles

“I just got a call that my dad was taken by ICE. If you know my dad, you know he is a hardworking, humble man who is always willing to help anyone if he can. My dad has his driver’s license, Social Security card, and work permit,”

Joshua Aviles · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-25

Joshua Aviles detailed his father's ordeal on Facebook on Saturday, describing his father as a hardworking man with a driver's license, Social Security card, and work permit.

“We have done everything through immigration to get his green card approved, and we are just waiting.”

Joshua Aviles · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-25

Joshua Aviles wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday that the family had done everything through immigration to get his father's green card approved.

“I've been deployed for over nine months, out at sea in the Middle East aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, fighting for a country that has given me everything,”

Joshua Aviles · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Aviles noted in his Facebook post that he had been deployed for over nine months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.

“I just got a call that my dad was taken by ICE. If you know my dad, you know he is a hardworking, humble man who is always willing to help anyone if he can,”

Joshua Aviles · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Aviles wrote in a Facebook post about learning his father was arrested by ICE while he was deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

“This is heartbreaking for me. I don't know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal,”

Joshua Aviles · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Aviles added in his Facebook post that he was struggling with the news of his father's arrest while working long days deployed at sea.