Trump's immigration crackdown hits US military families; over 50 spouses, parents detained

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) The US administration led by President Donald Trump has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty American service members as part of its expanded immigration crackdown, reversing decades of bipartisan practice that generally shielded military families from deportation, according to an Associated Press (AP) investigation.The analysis found that at least 51 parents and spouses of active-duty US military personnel have been detained since Trump returned to office for a second term, while at least six have already been deported.At least eight immediate family members remain in federal immigration custody, according to the investigation.The news agency noted that the actual number is likely higher as the US government does not officially track such cases.Military families caught in immigration crackdownFor decades, immediate family members of active-duty service personnel were generally protected from deportation under a bipartisan consensus.However, the AP investigation found that many are now being detained for months while attempting to adjust their immigration status through legal pathways available to military ...