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More troops headed to Mexico border as migrants surge
The Biden administration is sending 800 active-duty military troops to the border, adding to 2,500 National Guard members there.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
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Taliban releases 2 Americans held in Afghanistan
State Department spokesman Ned Price called the release an apparent goodwill gesture on the part of the Taliban.
Deported veterans would get fast path to U.S. citizenship under new proposal
The measure would not apply to veterans who have committed violent crimes, such as rape and murder.
MPs handcuff, detain National Guard chaplain in Kuwait ... for wearing headphones
Chaplain Capt. Justin Thomas was hauled off by military police for wearing headphones at the behest of the installation sergeant major.
By Davis Winkie
Two sailors plead guilty to transporting illegal immigrants
Navy officials say the two San Diego cases, in which sailors transported illegal immigrants from the border to the Los Angeles area, are unrelated.
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
A U.S. Navy veteran whose family said his only crime was falling in love left Iran on Thursday after nearly two years of detention, winning his freedom as part of a deal that spared an American-Iranian physician any more time behind American bars.
Final Marine arrested in alleged human smuggling ring receives punishment
The sentence of one year in confinement and reduction to E-1 was the maximum sentence possible under the plea agreement.
By Philip Athey
Federal agents arrest man who allegedly paid Marines to smuggle unauthorized immigrants
More than one dozen California Marines were arrested for alleged connections to a human smuggling ring in summer 2019.
By Philip Athey
Why a huge drop in service members becoming citizens has lawmakers worried
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether citizenship policies are being upheld.
Korean troops who fought alongside Americans in Vietnam could get VA health benefits
The plan could help about 3,000 aging immigrants still suffering health problems connected to fighting about 50 years ago.
Illegal immigrant charged in hit-and-run death of Marine Vietnam veteran
Detectives allege the veteran was struck by the front of the Toyota and dragged more than 50 feet.
By Jon Simkins