Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez had an asylum case pending and no criminal record, her brother and husband said.

U.S. Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby, 28, and Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, went to an Austin courthouse to get their marriage certificate on Dec. 3.

Roughly 48 hours later, Velasquez entered a Houston Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for a routine check-in and never emerged, Busby said. …

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Velasquez came to the United States in 2021 hoping to start a new life far from the violence and political instability of her native Venezuela. She does not have a criminal record and presented herself to immigration officials in Miami when she arrived in the country.

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  • Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    Are you just stating a hypothetical scenario, or are you misleadingly implying this guy arrested his wife?

    Because 1. he’s not law enforcement, and 2.

    The uncertainty has left the newlywed questioning whether his time serving the country was worth it, he said.