The family of a deported father of a U.S. Marine – detained with his wife while trying to visit their pregnant daughter on Camp Pendleton – said Friday they believe his removal may have been a case of mistaken identity, alleging federal agents have confused him for his eldest son.

Esteban Rios and his wife Luisa Rodriguez, along with their son Steve Rios, who’s a Marine, were trying to visit Camp Pendleton on Sept. 28 to see their pregnant daughter, who’s also married to a Marine.

They’ve done that every week for months, but this time, the Oceanside couple was stopped, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived to detain them. They were taken downtown and later released with ankle monitors, Steve said, told to check in with the agency on Oct. 9. When they went to their

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