Soldier's wife deported to Honduras despite pending military parole case
Aug 24, 2026·Location: El Paso, TX
Country of origin: Honduras

Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo, 29, wife of active-duty Army Sgt. Hedár Leonel Turcios Juárez at Fort Bliss, was detained by ICE agents on July 11 outside an El Paso-area Walmart as their 6-year-old U.S. citizen daughter watched masked agents handcuff her. She fled Honduras in 2016 and received a 2017 removal order after missing a court hearing she says she was never notified of; she had no criminal record and served as the family's primary caregiver, including during her husband's nine-month deployment. She was held at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss, where she and her husband reported an infection, unsanitary conditions and dirty clothing, consistent with a Human Rights Watch report citing excessive force and medical neglect at the facility. Despite a pending Board of Immigration Appeals case and military parole-in-place application, she was deported to Honduras on August 24. Turcios, a naturalized U.S. citizen since 2024, said, "She has been my everything... I'm just asking for my family to be together so I can continue with my military career," and has continued his duties while arranging child care alone and paying for private legal representation. Rep. Veronica Escobar opened a congressional inquiry and visited her in detention, saying her heart "breaks for her, her children and the soldier who must feel so betrayed by the country he is sacrificing for." She is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty service member deported under the administration's immigration crackdown, according to an Associated Press tally.
Timeline
Sources
- Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump's immigration crackdown
Los Angeles Times·Aug 25, 2026
Associated Press·Aug 25, 2026
- Wife of active-duty US Army sergeant is deported to Honduras
- Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections
The Guardian·Aug 25, 2026
- ICE detained an Army sergeant’s wife. His family is still waiting for answers.
armytimes.com·Aug 24, 2026·archived copy
- Notice of Privacy
- Active-duty military spouses detained amid Trump's deportation campaign | MyCentralOregon.com - Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC
mycentraloregon.com·Aug 24, 2026
- Army Sergeant’s Wife Was Nearly Deported by ICE. She’s Still Detained at Fort Bliss Where He Serves
military.com·Aug 24, 2026
- ICE Detains Army Sergeant’s Wife as His Family Waits in Painful Limbo
commondef.com·Aug 25, 2026
- Fort Bliss Army Sergeant's Wife Deported to Honduras After Legal Snafu
military.com·Aug 26, 2026
- ICE arrests surge in the El Paso region. Families are feeling the impact. - El Paso Matters
elpasomatters.org·Sep 13, 2026
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