‘She’s never been in jail’: Marine veteran seeks Las Vegas wife’s release from ICE detention

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A United States Marine war veteran is pleading for assistance after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested his wife during an interview for a permanent resident card.

Diana Butnarciuc left the Eastern European country of Moldova for a better life in 2008, according to her husband. She has two children, works, and pays her taxes. However, she currently sits in the Henderson Detention Center due to a deportation order filed in 2018.

“I served the country, and you know, I would think that the country would serve us in this instance,” Patrick Baja said of his wife. “She’s never been in jail or anything like that, so again this is a brand new thing for her.”…

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