William Israel Martinez Ruiz, 42, a construction worker from Kansas City, Kansas, was pulled over by Anderson County sheriff's deputies in Garnett on August 24, 2026, for a burned-out license plate light while driving his son, Kansas Army National Guard member Louis Martinez, to a state active duty mission for storm disaster cleanup. Deputies discovered his driver's license was expired and questioned him and his wife about their immigration status; he was arrested for driving without a valid license. Under the county's 287(g) agreement with ICE, a detainer was issued the same day, and ICE arrested him on August 26 for unlawful presence. Martinez Ruiz, who had previously held a U visa but did not renew it, is being held without bail at the CoreCivic-operated Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, and his family is seeking military parole in place. His son said, "I'm serving this country, I'm proudly serving, and I love the mission I took on. It honestly feels like betrayal."