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- By Shibra Siddiqui
- Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:49 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A Wisconsin man said that he does not regret his decision to support Donald Trump even after federal authorities arrested his immigrant wife for overstaying her visa. The authority arrested Camila Munoz, wife of Bradley Bartell after they returned from their honeymoon trip.
Camila Munoz, a Peruvian citizen, had overstayed her visa however she was working to get permanent residency in the US. Despite the incident, Bartell who voted for Donald Trump, said that he does not regret his vote, Newsweek quoted him as saying. "He didn't create the system, but he does have an opportunity to improve it. Hopefully, all this attention will bring to light how broken it is," Newsweek cited Bartell.
Munoz came to Wisconsin Dells in 2019 on a work-study visa. With international travel suspended due to COVID-19, her visa expired, and she took on jobs in farming and hospitality. Munoz met her husband Bartell during her work in farming and hospitality, later the couple began their serious relationship. The couple had postponed their honeymoon due to the pandemic.
After finally taking a long-awaited honeymoon trip to Puerto Rico, the couple returned home, only to have immigration agents confront Munoz about her citizenship status. Immigrant agents arrested her as she tried to explain to them that she was in the process of obtaining her green card. Camila Munoz is currently being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Louisiana.
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Speaking to Newsweek, Bartell described the distress of witnessing his wife's detention. "It's all been a nightmare, really," he said. "We have an attorney. The system is very inefficient, so it is taking longer than it should." Bartell added that he has been receiving criticism and hate from people saying that they deserved it. "I've received a lot of hateful messages, plenty of people saying we deserve this. And a lot of other insults," Bartell was quoted by Newsweek as saying.
Bartell has criticised ICE, calling for reform. "ICE never really has any information, it seems. The system needs to be revamped for better processes and communication between departments." He also admitted that he has considered moving to Peru if his wife is deported. "It has crossed my mind, but it would be very difficult for my son," he said.
Donald Trump has vowed to carry out large-scale deportations of undocumented migrants particularly those with criminal records. Growing concerns suggest that enforcement efforts are targeting individuals beyond the "worst first" approach Trump originally promised.
ICE agents have detained nonviolent offenders and legal residents as part of Trump’s deportation Plan, and the White House maintains that anyone in the country illegally is considered a criminal.
Since January, the US has deported 388 Indian nationals, the government told Parliament on Friday. Of them, 333 were flown back on three military flights in February. In a reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha, the government of India said that 295 more deportees could come to India.