Newlywed Wife of U.S. Soldier Released From Immigration Detention
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The couple had gone to the husband’s Army base to complete paperwork so they could move in together. But within hours that plan derailed, and New York Times reporting about the case quickly spread.
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Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Newlywed Wife of U.S. Soldier Released From Immigration Detention The couple had gone to the husband’s Army base to complete paperwork so they could move in together. But within hours that plan derailed, and New York Times reporting about the case quickly spread. Listen · 4:49 min Share full article By Miriam Jordan Miriam Jordan is a national immigration correspondent. April 7, 2026, 2:39 p.m. ET The newlywed wife of a U.S. soldier who was detained last week at her husband’s Army base was released on Tuesday, after spending five days at a detention center with hundreds of other women facing deportation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The wife, Annie Ramos, 22, an undocumented immigrant who arrived in the United States as a toddler, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Fort Polk, La., on April 2. She was told she had a final deportation order. It had been issued in April 2005, when she was 22 months old. The couple had gone to the base to complete paperwork so Ms. Ramos could move in with her husband, Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank, 23, who enlisted more than five years ago and is scheduled to begin training at the end of the month for deployment. But within hours that plan was derailed, and days later an article about the case by The New York Times quickly spread online. “I feel awesome. I feel awesome. Relieved. Relieved,” Sergeant Blank said on Tuesday. “These have been the worst days of my life.” The detention came just days after Ms. Ramos, a college student with no criminal record, and Sergeant Blank had celebrated their marriage with family and friends in Houston, where she grew up. Early Monday, the family and other supporters frantically called ICE offices, trying to ensure that Ms. Ramos would not be deported. They failed to reach anyone who would assist, according to Sergeant Blank. That afternoon, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, where...
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