LULAC: Thousands of veterans deported unjustly

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) gathered near an international port of entry in El Paso on Saturday, Nov. 2 to call attention to what they say are thousands of veterans who have been unjustly deported in the past decade.

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... Ray Mancera, LULAC's national vice president for the Southwest, said these veterans who were undocumented non-citizens were automatically deported under the Patriot Act after 9/11 for committing crimes, no matter how small.

"We are calling for the Biden Administration to grant them a pardon if it was a federal crime and for state governors to pardon them, if they were state crimes," Mancera said.

Mancera said these veterans fought for their country and "now feel abandonded."

"They feel their country has abandoned them," Mancera said. "They thought they were Americans and their government said, No, you are not. Get out of here.'"

"These people served their country in battle; they were not asked if they were residents," Mancera said. "They fought for America. When they came back to their families and were starting to enjoy the benefits of being an American, they were deported." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-05 02:04 AM | Reply

Brown-skinned people from the global south hired by white elitists to kill other brown-skinned people half way around the world. What did they expect?

#2 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2024-11-05 10:46 AM | Reply

@#2 ... What did they expect? ...

To be treated as humans?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-06 11:11 PM | Reply