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It may surprise a lot of people but not all servicemembers who risk their lives + limbs to protect us are citizens of this great nation. Some are immigrants who came to this country seeking a better life + volunteered for service, even if it meant putting themselves in danger. 1/
Tragically, according to a new report, more than 90 Veterans have been deported over the past 5 yrs. Some of them – who wore our uniform + swore to protect us – were never offered citizenship like the law requires. That’s absolutely unacceptable. wbez.org/shows/wbez-new… 2/
.@mizamudio talked to some of these Veterans who now live in Mexico, including Miguel Perez, a Chicagoan who the Trump Admin deported. Miguel lives a few miles from the US border + suffers from service-connected PTSD, but he’s barred from accessing the VA benefits he’s earned. 3/
We cannot honor our Veterans on one day and fail them the next. I’ve introduced legislation to end this shameful practice of deporting Veterans who are not violent offenders and help many of them return to this country and access the VA care they’ve earned. 4/
We cannot honor our Veterans on one day + fail them the next. I’ve introduced legislation to end this shameful practice of deporting Veterans who are not violent offenders + help many of them return to this country and access the VA care they’ve earned. 4/ duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-rel…
What’s worse, the Pentagon reportedly doesn’t even know how many Veterans they have deported. In many of these cases, officials also violated its own rules regarding Veterans, making life-altering mistakes. Read more⬇️5/5 washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06…
