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Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans
As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.
By Hannah Psalma Ramirez, News21
Mattis: Services looking into military spouse deportations
The secretary of defense wants to hear from units about how they are affected by fears of deportation.
By Tara Copp, AP
‘I ask President Trump to please let my mom stay,’ girl, 8, begs DHS to stop deportation of military spouse, mother
Congressman introduces "Protect Patriot Spouses Act" to prevent more military family deportations.
By Tara Copp, AP
Immigrant soldier dies waiting for US military to clear him for duty
Spc. Nemanja Janicijevic, 25, died April 12 during a physical fitness training session at Fort Lee, Virginia.
By Tara Copp, AP
As many as 11,800 military families face deportation issues, group says
While the active duty members themselves are protected — because in order to enlist a service member has to show proof that they are in the country legally — their undocumented spouses are not.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis to check on military spouse deportation protections
Mattis, DHS agreed to protections for service members, veterans earlier this year.
By Tara Copp, AP
Army veteran in US since age 8 deported after prison stint
An Army veteran from Chicago who served two tours in Afghanistan and had been in the U.S. since age 8 has been deported to Mexico because of a 2008 drug-trafficking conviction.
Sailor faces deployment and immigrant wife’s deportation
As Juan Quiroz readies to get underway aboard the amphibious assault ship Essex, his wife faces a deportation order and could be kicked out of the country while he's gone, leaving behind their two boys.
Military Times’ Sailor of the Year’s wife reveals she fears deportation
Loretto Sullivan and many other military members, veterans and spouses are speaking out about their deportation fears. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said military members are now protected from deportation, but the families want to know, what about the spouses and kids?
By Tara Copp, AP
US closes naturalization offices at military basic training sites
The number of foreign-born service members becoming U.S. citizens dropped 16 percent last year.
By Tara Copp, AP
Immigration court clears Army wife to stay in US
Thousands of readers shared the plight of the 7th Special Forces Group veteran whose wife faced deportation. "It means the world to us," former Sgt. 1st Class Bob Crawford said. "I know there's other families in this same situation."
By Tara Copp, AP