Trump voter pleads for fiancée's release after ICE arrest: "They're destroying families"

Updated on: August 6, 2026 / 9:31 AM EDT / CBS News

Trump voter pleads for fiancée's release after ICE arrest: "They're destroying families"

TL;DR

  • John Gannon, a Texas businessman and lifelong Republican, regrets voting for President Trump after his fiancée was arrested by ICE.
  • His fiancée, Yasmin Suarez Reyes, an immigrant from Venezuela, was detained at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
  • Reyes had entered the U.S. legally, has a pending asylum case filed before her visa expired, and holds a work permit.
  • Gannon criticized ICE, stating they are targeting law-abiding citizens and breaking up families.
  • ICE arrests at airports are part of an increased deportation crackdown by the Trump administration.