Currently, at least eight immediate family members of U.S. service members remain in federal immigration custody. Experts in military immigration law, including Dan Gividen, who served as ICE’s deputy chief counsel from 2016 to 2019 under Trump, describe this as a stark shift. While DHS does not track data for active-duty troops, it has released figures for former service members. From Jan. 20, 2025, through Jan. 26, 2026, immigration authorities detained 125 military veterans and arrested over 150 immediate family members. In June 2025, the Marine Corps officially stopped advertising enlistment as a way to protect immigrant family members.