Reps. Vargas, Salazar, Gonzalez, Jackson Lee, Swalwell, McGovern Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Deported Veterans Gain Citizenship
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release:
Despite enlisting in our military and serving our country under the promise of gaining citizenship, many veterans that were honorably discharged have faced deportation and even been prevented from attending their own naturalization hearings. To help address this, U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Eric Sw . . .
Despite enlisting in our military and serving our country under the promise of gaining citizenship, many veterans that were honorably discharged have faced deportation and even been prevented from attending their own naturalization hearings. To help address this, U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Eric Sw . . .