The USS Abraham Lincoln was expected to return to the United States in several weeks. File Photo by Jeffrey Gareis/Navy | License Photo
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Immigration officials arrested the father of a sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that's come under scrutiny for conditions on board.
In a Facebook post Sunday, sailor Joshua Aviles said his father, Luis Manuel Aviles Roa of Nicaragua was arrested Saturday.
Department of Homeland Security officials told CBS News the arrest happened during a traffic stop in Key West, Fla. Luis Manuel Aviles Roa was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and faced deportation proceedings.
"I just got a call that my dad was taken by ICE," Joshua Aviles wrote. "If you know my dad, you know he is a hardworking, humble man who is always willing to help anyone if he can.
