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Deported Veteran's Family Left in Silence, Advocates Outraged

11/15/2025

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José Barco, a Venezuelan-born U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient, was deported from Arizona on November 14, 2025 after nearly a year in immigration detention.
His family has not heard from him since deportation.
ICE says he was sent to Nogales, Mexico.
Barco's legal team says his citizenship application was lost, sparking outrage among veterans' advocates.
Critics argue that deporting veterans undermines the values they fought to protect.

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Story summary

José Barco, a Venezuelan-born U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient, was deported from Arizona on November 14, 2025 after nearly a year in immigration detention.
His family has not heard from him since deportation.
ICE says he was sent to Nogales, Mexico.
Barco's legal team says his citizenship application was lost, sparking outrage among veterans' advocates.
Critics argue that deporting veterans undermines the values they fought to protect.