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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
Deported veterans, stranded far from home after years of military service, press Biden to bring them backMexican-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 Images

Ivan 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...

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