Alpharetta husband distraught after immigration officers detain his wife

Richard Landin and Daniela Joy Landin kiss on a stone bridge at a park near Milton in 2025. (Courtesy of Richard Landin)

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Richard Landin was shocked when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at his Alpharetta apartment on May 12 and handcuffed his wife.

Married for three months, Richard watched in disbelief as agents announced they were detaining Daniela Joy Landin, who entered the U.S. last year as an asylum seeker from Colombia.

“My wife looked at me, teary-eyed and terrified,” Richard said. “And she was like, ‘Wait, what’s going on?’”

She remains a federal detainee.