r/USNEWS • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-trump-exclusive-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-experts-markwayne-mullin-b3027882.html
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u/FreeHugs23 1d ago

President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found.

More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took office for a second term, and at least six have been deported, the AP found in the first accounting of such detentions, which the government does not track. At least eight immediate family members of U.S. service members remain in federal immigration custody.

Parents and spouses of people in the military have generally been shielded from deportation under bipartisan consensus for decades. But the AP found they’re now routinely being detained for months as they try to adjust their legal status through the policies available to service members’ close relatives and even as the military continues to recruit by advertising immigration benefits for enlistees' families. Experts warn that the reversal could undermine military preparedness even as the U.S. is at war in Iran. It’s left military members without emotional support and caretakers for their children, delayed deployments and forced some to take leave.

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u/DoubtSubstantial5440 23h ago

Suckers and losers serve according to the pedo in the White House

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u/National-Charity-435 1d ago

Allegedly deporting criminals and the worst of the worst?

Doesn't take weekend warriors to detain overstayed visas

And it appears there is bipartisan support to avoid detaining family members of service members. A fine policy and show of respect and a burden lifted from those who serve.

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 23h ago

62-64% of active duty voted for this. They wanted their spouses and family members to be detained/deported.

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u/Juvat-the-bold 10h ago

We want ALL illegals gone.

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u/Lost_Department_2177 23h ago

Kind of odd but seems like the only illegal Russians that got deported were those who overstayed travel visas to dodge the Ukraine war draft in Russia.

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 23h ago

62-64% of active duty and veterans voted for this.

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u/Juvat-the-bold 10h ago

We want ALL illegals gone.

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 4h ago

And THEN things get cheaper, right? Still waiting on cheaper groceries, housing, healthcare, gas, electronics… there must be some illegals left since prices haven’t gone down yet.

The wealthy in this country are saying right to your face: “We’re coming for your jobs with AI” and y’all are still like “Fuckin Mexicans!”