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ICE Enters Louisiana Army Base to Arrest Newly Wedded Spouse of Sergeant Preparing for Deployment

HeadlineApr 06, 2026

In Louisiana, federal immigration agents entered the Fort Polk military base and detained the wife of an Army staff sergeant, just days after their wedding. Twenty-two-year-old Annie Ramos was born in Honduras and brought to the United States as a toddler. In late March, she married 23-year-old Matthew Blank in a ceremony in Houston, as Blank prepares for an overseas deployment.

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