White House reviewing deportation of veterans, military families, official says
The Biden administration is reviewing the deportation of veterans and military families that took place during the Trump administration, according to a White House official.
"As a military parent, President Biden knows the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform make for our country each and every day," White House assistant press secretary Vedant Patel said in a written statement. "The administration's immigration enforcement will focus on those who are national security and public safety threats, not military families, service members or veterans. The federal government in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security will take further review of removals of veterans and their family members."
Patel declined to provide a timeline for the review or an estimate of how many people could be affected. The move is part of a broader review of the previous administration's immigration policies.
On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order that directed a reset of priorities for immigration enforcement, and that same day, the acting secretary of homeland security, issued a memo that directed the Department of Homeland Security to review "policies and practices concerning immigration enforcement."
-ABC News' Ben Gittleson





