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Tammy Duckworth: ““I’m grateful that last spring I was able to help secure the release of military spouse Deisy Rivera Ortega from ICE…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
“I’m grateful that last spring I was able to help secure the release of military spouse Deisy Rivera Ortega from ICE detention after she was arrested with no warrant and no explanation. But she should never have been in that situation in the first place…There are countless other ‘Deisys’ out there, and just as they and their loved ones fought for this country, we now need to fight for them. So going forward, I will keep doing just that, including by working to codify Military Parole in Place—because these families deserve protections that don’t disappear with a change in Administration.”
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois
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Duckworth discusses her efforts to help military families.

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