Soldier's father detained by ICE at Arizona gas station despite pending parole bid
May 16, 2026·Location: Phoenix, AZ
Country of origin: Mexico

Aniceto Hernandez-Reyna, who came to the United States from Guanajuato, Mexico at age 17, was detained by ICE officers at a gas station outside Phoenix in front of his two younger sons. His daughter, Army Spc. Jasmine Hernandez, was stationed 2,000 miles away at Fort Stewart, Georgia, at the time; she had enlisted in 2024 in part to protect her family and had filed a Military Parole in Place application on her father's behalf more than a year earlier, which was still pending when he was detained. An ABC News review of state and federal records found no record of violent crime for Hernandez-Reyna, who has had several traffic violations including a 2002 DUI. He remains held at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona, and his daughter said she has only spoken with him once since his arrest, calling it 'a slap in the face' given her military service and describing the situation as a significant source of stress.
Sources
- As ICE deports service members' families, the Pentagon turns to immigrant communities to fill military ranks
abcnews.com·Sep 14, 2026·archived copy
- Soldier's Father Detained Amid Parole Wait
oafnation.com·Sep 14, 2026·archived copy
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