DHS Trying To Deport Two War Heroes Who Are Legal US Citizens – With Video

August 31st, 2011 (8) Posted By Angelia Phillips.

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The Valenzuela Brothers

The way our nation treats immigrants who have fought under the American flag shows a deep disrespect for the sacrifice all our service members make.

Valente Valenzuela volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1965, and he was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery. Manuel Valenzuela volunteered for the Marines in 1971. Both Valenzuela brothers were given an honorable discharge after serving a full term in the Vietnam war.
As children, the Valenzuela brothers, whose mother was an American-born citizen, moved to the United States as legal permanent residents. Both were grandfathered under a statute that was changed in September 1952 that protected their citizenship in the United States.

After serving in the Vietnam war, both got into trouble with the law, which they believe was a result of war-related PTSD, for which they now receive counseling. Though these crimes were committed decades ago and have already been dealt with by the criminal justice system, this triggered removal proceedings against the brothers.

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In 2009 the Valenzuela brothers received letters from the U.S. Homeland Security Department stating that the government was seeking to deport them for the misdemeanor crimes they had committed decades earlier. These letters arrived around the same time Janet Napolitano and Obama’s Dept. Of Homeland Security declared Veterans as potential terror risk. Both Brothers are very vocal advocates for Veteran Rights.

Now the Brothers are fighting to stay in the Nation they love and fought for. They have met with Pres. Obama and still are fighting against the illegal and unjust attempt to deport them to a nation they have not seen since they were toddlers. Every year Honorable men and women who serve in the US Military and earn the right to US Citizenship are banished.

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  • Anonymous

    Nappy Napolitano will not stand for immigrants who uphold American values…it just simply isn’t acceptable

  • Anonymous

    Nappy Napolitano will not stand for immigrants who uphold American values…it just simply isn’t acceptable

  • Anonymous

    Amazing they were here legally but they want to deport them yet they want to give those that come here illegally a free pass it is disgusting.

  • Anonymous

    This is yet ANOTHER outrage by the Teleprompter Jesus’s regime. Auntie Jan is a dangerous Communist traitor…But, with all that, the garbage who supported and voted for 0bama,and those who chose to sit at home because they were not happy with choices,these people are the true culprits in putting the Kenyan Fraud into his excellant adventure..

  • JIM UP NORTH

    This is simply a diversion, These fuckups in power would rather fight us over a few legal  war heroes to make us look like the bad guys. Rather than the hoards of wetbacks flooding here with ms-13 tatooed on their foreheads.

  • Bruce108

    To the DHS, the enemies of the US are all US citizens, not foreign spies, jihadists, or other criminals. The DHS supports anyone who would attack the US, while seeking to destroy the military and law enforcements’ abilities to defend the country. This applies to Butch  and the Top Dogs. Most DHS ground personnel are trying to protect their country, but Butch is an enemy agent.

  • Ghostofghandi2000

    My husband is facing the same issues this year, when his legal green card expires.  When he first came to this country, in 1967, there was NO expiration date on his card, but he lost the original one and when he applied for another, wham!  He too served in the U.S. Marines during Viet Nam.  He boxed his way to Olympic Trials for them, winning Golden Gloves all over the U.S.  When he got out, he got mixed up with the fast crowd in the hood and got into trouble, did seven years in federal prison and came out determined not to return.  He married, had two beautiful daughters and went to work on two sometimes three jobs to support them.  Now, 34 years later, he is threatened with deportation. He has fought cancer as a result of Agent Orange, is partially deaf and has high blood pressure from his service, but after giving all of that, America thanks him by sending him back to a country he has not seen in over 45 years!  Add to that, the fact that his father and grandfather were U.S. Citizens!  This is not only an injustice, it is a CRIME!  Way to show the Truth, Justice and American Way he fought for.  He has more patriotism than the Senators and Congressmen who voted for this stupid law in 1996 COMBINED!  Most of them never saw combat!  I say let’s look for representatives who will have our backs like we had theirs.  Semper Fi should go both ways!!!

  • Rayr561

    i am an honorably discharged veteran ICE and DHS did not care that i was partially disabled due to my service in the military they did not care i had a family and that i would not have a place to lay my head on once i arrived to El Salvador a country i had not seen since i was 12 .. i was never in the U.S illegaly  i was a permanent resident after high school i enlisted got out and got introuble with the law i paid my debt to society 10 years later ICE came to arrest me, and deport me i been here in el salvador literally eating shit ever since, those fuckers in Washington dont give a damm about vets.my email rayr561@yahoo.com