William Israel Martinez Ruiz, 42, a construction worker from Kansas City, Kansas, was pulled over by Anderson County sheriff's deputies in Garnett on August 24, 2026, for a burned-out license plate light while driving his son, Kansas Army National Guard member Louis Martinez, to a state active duty mission for storm disaster cleanup. Deputies discovered his driver's license was expired and questioned him and his wife about their immigration status; he was arrested for driving without a valid license. Under the county's 287(g) agreement with ICE, a detainer was issued the same day, and ICE arrested him on August 26 for unlawful presence. Martinez Ruiz, who had previously held a U visa but did not renew it, is being held without bail at the CoreCivic-operated Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, with a bond hearing scheduled for October 14; his family says he has a pending application to legally remain in the country. ICE has also cited a 2024 federal trespassing arrest it said occurred in Virginia, but his son disputed the location and court records show the incident actually took place at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where the case was later dismissed. His son said, "I'm serving this country, I'm proudly serving, and I love the mission I took on. It honestly feels like betrayal."