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Lots of news coming out that Trump is quietly booting immigrants who volunteered to serve in the US armed forces and were promised a path to citizenship. Need to learn more about whether it's certain recruits (as a matter of discipline or security concerns) or a broader policy, but I would expect nothing less from a Cadet Bone Spurs who's been promoted to Commander in Thief.
This seems to be a new way of doing things for this Administration--they quietly roll-out a new policy, and when the press finds out or people start filing lawsuits, they deny that such a policy exists. What a bunch of ratfuckers.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/07/05/us-army-quietly-discharging-immigrant-recruits/
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The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose status has become questionable, jeopardizing their futures.
“It was my dream to serve in the military,” said reservist Lucas Calixto, a Brazilian immigrant who filed a lawsuit against the Army last week. “Since this country has been so good to me, I thought it was the least I could do to give back to my adopted country and serve in the United States military.”
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Some of the service members say they were not told why they were being discharged. Others who pressed for answers said the Army informed them they’d been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defense Department had not completed background checks on them.
Spokespeople for the Pentagon and the Army said that, due to the pending litigation, they were unable to explain the discharges or respond to questions about whether there have been policy changes in any of the military branches.
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Eligible recruits are required to have legal status in the U.S., such as a student visa, before enlisting. More than 5,000 immigrants were recruited into the program in 2016, and an estimated 10,000 are currently serving. Most go the Army, but some also go to the other military branches.
edit: Added a "?" mark to the post title--after re-reading it I can understand how some Trump defenders would cry foul because there haven't been any official statements as to what the actual policy is.
This seems to be a new way of doing things for this Administration--they quietly roll-out a new policy, and when the press finds out or people start filing lawsuits, they deny that such a policy exists. What a bunch of ratfuckers.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/07/05/us-army-quietly-discharging-immigrant-recruits/
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The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose status has become questionable, jeopardizing their futures.
“It was my dream to serve in the military,” said reservist Lucas Calixto, a Brazilian immigrant who filed a lawsuit against the Army last week. “Since this country has been so good to me, I thought it was the least I could do to give back to my adopted country and serve in the United States military.”
...
Some of the service members say they were not told why they were being discharged. Others who pressed for answers said the Army informed them they’d been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defense Department had not completed background checks on them.
Spokespeople for the Pentagon and the Army said that, due to the pending litigation, they were unable to explain the discharges or respond to questions about whether there have been policy changes in any of the military branches.
...
Eligible recruits are required to have legal status in the U.S., such as a student visa, before enlisting. More than 5,000 immigrants were recruited into the program in 2016, and an estimated 10,000 are currently serving. Most go the Army, but some also go to the other military branches.
edit: Added a "?" mark to the post title--after re-reading it I can understand how some Trump defenders would cry foul because there haven't been any official statements as to what the actual policy is.
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