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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeported U.S. Veterans Feel Abandoned By The Country They Defended
Deported U.S. Veterans Feel Abandoned By The Country They Defended
Maria Ines Zamudio
June 21, 2019
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
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Pérez is among hundreds of veterans who have been deported in recent years. A U.S. Government Accountability Office report revealed that an estimated 92 veterans were deported from 2013 to 2018. But the numbers are far higher, according to groups of deported veterans.
The GAO report also found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not consistently follow its policies involving veterans who were placed in removal proceedings.
Those policies include considering a veterans military service during removal proceedings. But Nicole Alberico, an ICE spokeswoman, said Pérezs military service was taken into consideration when he was deported.
Any action taken by ICE that may result in the removal of an individual with military service must be authorized by the senior leadership in the field office following an evaluation by local counsel, Alberico said in a written statement. Still, applicable law requires ICE to mandatorily detain and process for removal individuals who have been convicted of aggravated felonies.
The U.S. Army declined to comment. A spokesperson said they dont comment on specific cases.
Once deported, these veterans have been forced to organize and to help each other. Many say theyve been forced to live in exile without medical care for the injuries they sustained in war. Theyve been deported to countries that feel foreign to them. Its been decades since theyve lived there, and some dont even know the language.
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Deported U.S. Veterans Feel Abandoned By The Country They Defended (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jun 2019
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Kath2
(3,074 posts)1. Makes me ashamed to be a citizen of this country.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Me too.
Nothing more disturbing and disgusting.
Kath2
(3,074 posts)3. Actually, it makes me even MORE ashamed than I already am.
How can anyone be a "proud American" with what is going on?
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)6. Can't.
mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)4. unbelievably sad and shameful..
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)5. Disgusting and shameful
Kid Berwyn
(14,897 posts)7. In what branch did President Bone Spurs serve?
Don, Jr? Eric?
Kath2
(3,074 posts)8. Is there a pussy grabbing branch?
Touching women against their will?
DFW
(54,369 posts)9. Trump's version of "USA"
Ungrateful Society of Assholes
How can ANYONE even contemplate doing this to vets who have worn our uniform and risked their lives to defend it?
I guess you just have to be a Republican to know the answer to that, because I sure don't.