India, Oct. 14 -- The parents of a US Marine were reportedly detained by federal immigration agents during a visit to Camp Pendleton, California. The couple, Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez, were trying to visit their pregnant daughter when they were taken into custody by ICE agents, NBC 7 San Diego reported. Their daughter is married to another Marine stationed at the base.

Rios and Rodriguez are residents of Oceanside, California. Steve Rios, their son, said he joined the military because of his parents.

"It was just making them proud, right? I've seen all the struggles they've gone through," Steve said. "The least I could do, right, and serve this country and try to, you know, put some time in."

The family has asserted that they we...