The arrests made by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) have increased arrests and raids against immigrants in the country, which has generated a situation of fear and uncertainty among their families and loved ones.

Such is the case of a couple, Morgan Karimi, originally from Alabama, and Ribvar Karimi, an Iranian national, were separated by ICE, which separated the family when the man was taken away, while the woman was only 7 weeks away from having her and Karimi's first child.

The husband was detained by ICE, despite entering the United States as an Iranian citizen and with a K-1 visa. Given the situation, the woman stated that she feels heartbroken, especially as she is expecting her first baby.

In that sense, she asks for help to bring her husband back home, before giving birth to her son and his father misses the birth of the child after being arrested and deported by ICE officials.

A romance born from Call of Duty

According to the media News Week Alabama, the couple met in 2019 they met while playing "Call of Duty" and it wasn't until 2020 when they met and since then they began a relationship and even started their own family.

Karimi was arrested last June, which his wife believes is confusing because he was on American soil legally, assuring that they married within the established period and followed all the rules.

"He came with a K-1 fiancé visa, we got married within the 90-day period, We followed all the rules… Now we are forced to hire an immigration attorney who is too expensive,” Morgan Karimi added.

ICE Response

However, ICE in Atlanta stated that on the day of his arrest, Karimi had an Islamic Republic of Iran Army credential and that despite obtaining a K-1 visa in 2024 during the administration of President Joe Biden, he never updated his immigration status.

Given this, the United States' decision stands, and Morgan's husband will be deported from the United States and remain in custody while the procedures to return him to his country of origin are completed.

However, the wife stated that her partner had documented his participation in the Iranian Army to immigration authorities, as part of the requirements to apply for a fiancé visa, which was approved last October.

The wife remains steadfast and has even hired an immigration attorney so that her husband can return home before the birth of their baby. Although the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that he was detained for not changing his immigration status and for being in the country illegally.