3 men arrested by ICE in Milwaukee identified; family 'devastated' as children are left without father

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- As President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown continues, we're learning new details about a string of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the Milwaukee area.

ICE officials released the names of two men recently detained at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

Twenty-seven-year-old Edwin Bustamante-Sierra, of Nicaragua, was detained on April 3 after a hearing.

Sierra is charged in Milwaukee County with three felonies: recklessly endangering safety, reckless use of a firearm, and use of a dangerous weapon.

He also has misdemeanor reckless driving and gun charges.

Twenty-four-year-old Marco Cruz-Garcia, of Mexico, was detained on March 20 after a domestic abuse hearing at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

ICE officials say Cruz-Garcia is a known member of a Sureños street gang and has had other arrests for theft and assault.

Earlier this week, another man was detained by ICE on Milwaukee's south side, and the arrest was caught on video.

Thirty-three-year-old Jose Rosas Morales was arrested by immigration officials on Tuesday.

Court records show he has misdemeanor charges for driving drunk, driving on a revoked license, and resisting or obstructing an officer.

His fiancé told CBS 58 that his absence will have a huge impact on their children.

"I wanted to say he was joking, but I tried calling several times, no answer," said Patricia Raney.

Raney was stunned when her fiancé texted her just after noon on Tuesday that he was going back to Mexico because he had been arrested by ICE agents.

"I guess it was like a set-up, somebody had called on him, because they were waiting for him," she explained.

Video obtained by CBS 58 shows Jose Rosas Morales being detained near S. 33rd St. and W. Scott St. in Milwaukee.

Raney says he had just returned from a hearing at the Racine County Courthouse.

"I don't want to do this by myself. I need him, my other half," she said.

Raney says Morales called her from the Dodge County Detention Center Thursday, saying they're taking him to Chicago for his deportation flight to Mexico.

"It just kills me because we can't be there for him. I won't be able to say goodbye," Raney said.

Morales and Raney have three kids together, a 2-year-old, 3-year-old, and 10-month-old, with a fourth baby on the way.

"He's an absolutely amazing father, he loves these kids so much and they absolutely adore him," she explained.

Raney has spent the day contacting lawyers, trying everything to keep her fiancé in the U.S.

A friend of Raney's created a GoFundMe for her legal costs.

"The pain of this is insurmountable and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone," Raney said.

In response to the arrests in Milwaukee, an ICE spokesperson provided this statement to CBS 58:

"As part of its routine operations, ICE arrests aliens who commit crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws. All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and if found removable by final order, removal from the United States, regardless of nationality.

U.S. immigration laws allow aliens to pursue relief from removal; however, once they have exhausted all due process and appeals, the aliens remain subject to a final order of removal from an immigration judge and ICE must carry out that order."