ICE ignoring Mattis directive to not deport veterans in specific case: report

[laserhaas]

Source: The HILL

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ignored an order from Defense Secretary James Mattis to not to deport veterans in the specific case of a Chinese immigrant, according to The Washington Post.

The Post reports that Xilong Zhu enlisted in the Army and enrolled at the University of Northern New Jersey, a university that which was allegedly created by the Department of Homeland Security to appear as a real school in an attempt to catch people who issued fraudulent student visas.

Enrolling in the university allowed Zhu to enroll in basic training using the legal status he received by getting a student visa.

However, ICE reportedly asked the Army to release him for alleged visa fraud and his was detained and honorably discharged in November of 2016.

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[Achilleaze]

1. "Thanks for your service, heh, and now get the f*ck out." - Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican draft-Dodger-in-Chief, and SugarDaddy for an Armcandy Furriner.

[laserhaas]

2. Ain't that some chit!

[maryellen99]

3. Am I the only one who has a bad feeling that Mattis is on his way out?

If that happens be very afraid.

[Sherman A1]

4. I see a "wonderful" time ahead

of interagency miscommunication and intransigence should the military become involved with policing the borders. Who will be uncharge, ICE, Border Patrol, The Army or as mismanaged as this Administration seems to be perhaps it will be HUD?

[marble falls]

5. As a native born vet, I always thought US military service got one citizenship. If it doesn't....

its time to make it law. I was in the service with natives of other countries who were every bit the equal of anyone else and they wanted to be here bad enough they risked their lives for it.

[samir.g]

6. Order? Mattis has no authority over ICE

[pbmus]

7. Please send me back to France...

Am a proud immigrant from Paris whose family fought honorably in every American declared and undeclared war....but I would gladly go back....cmon ICE...