Group Wants Veterans’ Deportations Addressed in Presidential Debate

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Hector Barajas, an Army veteran deported to Mexico, and others like him have been working multiple political fronts to bring an end to the deportation of certain immigrant veterans, including taking their case to the 2016 presidential candidates and urging the president to take action.

A legal U.S. resident who served more than five years in the military and was honorably discharged, Barajas runs the Deported Veterans House, also known as “The Bunker,” in Tijuana, Mexico, to assist other deported veterans.

He also is part of the coalition Honorably Discharged, Dishonorably Deported that launched in September. Made up of veterans, immigration advocates and elected officials, the coalition met with Hillary Clinton and solicited a meeting with Donald Trump to get their support for ending deportations of veterans who don’t commit serious crimes.

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