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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.
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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Kath2
(3,089 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Nothing more disturbing and disgusting.
Kath2
(3,089 posts)How can anyone be a "proud American" with what is going on?
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)mountain grammy
(26,706 posts)Docreed2003
(16,918 posts)Kid Berwyn
(15,265 posts)Don, Jr? Eric?
Kath2
(3,089 posts)Touching women against their will?
DFW
(54,610 posts)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.
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