ICE to Formalize Consideration of Military Service for Noncitizen Vets Facing Deportation – By VOA News Staff (VOA News) / June 7, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday it is formalizing a policy that would consider service in the U.S. military when a noncitizen veteran faces possible deportation.
“ICE values the incredible contributions of noncitizens who have served in the U.S. military,” ICE Acting Director Tae D. Johnson said in a press release. “Through this directive, ICE will consider U.S. military service by a noncitizen or their immediate family members when determining whether to take civil immigration enforcement decisions against a noncitizen.”
Some veterans face deportation after committing crimes or falling through the cracks of the immigration system.
