Deported veterans, stranded far from home after years of military service, press Biden to bring them back
- Written by Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate/Political Science Instructor, Portland State University
Mexican-American deported veterans at a Memorial Day ceremony held annually on the bridge that connects Texas to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 28, 2018. Herika Martinz/ AFP via Getty ImagesIvan Ocon thought he would be headed back to civilian life as a U.S. citizen after serving the U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Ocon, who was born in
