Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops The Trump administration wants to scale back a program that protects undocumented family members of active-duty troops from being deported, according to attorneys familiar with those plans. "It's going to create chaos in the military," said Margaret Stock, an immigration attorney who represents recruits and veterans in deportation proceedings. "The troops can't concentrate on their military jobs when they're worried about their family members being deported." The program the Trump administration wants to curtail does not protect all immigrants facing removal proceedings from being deported. It specifically allows military family members who have come to the country illegally — and can't adjust their immigration status —to stay in the U.S. temporarily. A spouse who overstayed a visa, for example, would not be protected under the program. The original objective of the policy was to minimize disruption to the life of a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine whose family member might have been subject to deportation. Parole in place enables a soldier serving in Afghanistan, for instance, not to worry that a spouse at home who entered the U.S. illegally might be thrown out of the country while the soldier is deployed. The procedures are changing as the U.S. government ramps up enforcement proceedings, including against veterans and their family members — sometimes in ways that violate the government's own procedures. For example, a federal watchdog reported earlier this month that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not follow its own policies on deporting former service members since 2013, which included during the Obama administration.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/10/12/army-expelled-500-immigrant-recruits-in-1-year/ Army is expelling illegal immigrants in their ranks. Perhaps he can talk about both these policies on the site of the Battle of Midway.