WORLDJun 13 · 01:18 UTCCBS NEWS

Veteran calls on ICE to release his wife: "My heart broke"

Retired Staff Sgt. Wilmer Trujillo, who served in the U.S. National Guard for 20 years, is urging ICE to release his wife, Arelys Barahona-Martinez, a Honduran national facing deportation. Trujillo shared his plea with CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez.

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