New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- US federal immigration agents reportedly detained the parents of a US Marine in San Diego, leading to the deportation of the soldier's father.

According to a report by NBC 7 San Diego, Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez, residents of Oceanside, California were in Camp Pendleton in San Diego to visit their pregnant daughter, who is married to another Marine stationed at the base, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained them.

The detention took place despite neither Esteban nor Luisa having criminal records. The couple also have pending green card applications, sponsored by their Marine son Steve Rios, as well as work visas.

Esteban and Luisa, Newsweek reported, arrived from Mexico over 30 years...