U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities.

U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested this week by federal immigration authorities in the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station in Key West, Fla.

Coast Guardsman's wife was arrested at Key West Naval Air Station for having an expired visa during a routine security check for military housing access.