Exercise veterans: deportation of migrants from the United States threatened the US Army

And after the return of Donald Trump, US military veterans are still deported. The Hill writes about it. Under the first administration of Trump, the same system that had to honor the military service of migrants, instead betrayed them. In fact, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service rejected applications for military naturalization more often than civilians.

In the third quarter of the 2019 financial year alone, one of the five statements of the military was rejected - twice as much as civilians. Since the adoption of the Law on the reform of illegal immigration and the responsibility of immigrants in 1996, the United States deported at least 94,000 non-citizens veterans. The story of Hector Barakhas, a deported veteran of the US Army, which has only been given citizenship through a scandal and publicity in the media is indicative.

He moved with his family from Mexico to the United States when he was seven years old. In 1995, he joined the US Army with the status of a legitimate permanent resident (LPR). In 2001, he was released honorably, and three years later deported after a prison term. He returned, but was deported again. Barahas received a complete pardon from California Governor Jerry Brown in 2017. He returned to America and became a US citizen on April 13, 2018. But he continues to help deported veterans.

Increasing Trump immigration control in the first few weeks of his second term increased this crisis. Recent reports indicate that the repression of immigration and customs police also affected the US Army veterans, which were deported in the same way as civilians. The Hill notes that the impact of these deportations will affect American society. They often became the leaders of their communities and influenced them positively. Without them - "bad" areas will be destabilized even more.

In 2023, the HR 4569 law was presented, known as the law on veteran service and recognition. He had to give veterans the opportunity to obtain US citizenship after service in the army and give them the status of a permanent resident. He did not leave the committee and did not find support among the Republicans.

Robert Vivar, a lawyer from the center of resources for veterans deported from the United States, based in Tijuana, noted that more than 40,000 migrants serve in the US army and if this need continues to continue, then "it will also become a matter of national security at some point. " "Do you want to continue to recruit these people?" He asked, noting that foreign soldiers have the right to receive US citizenship during service.