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Jamaican Veteran Faces Deportation Amid Legislative Push

12/8/2025

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Godfrey Wade, a Jamaican-born U.S. Army veteran, faces deportation under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Wade, 65, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a traffic violation.
He is held at Stewart Detention Center in Georgia.
April Watkins, his fiancée, hopes the case will spur legislative action to protect non-citizen veterans.
Congress is investigating deportations of non-citizen veterans, with estimates of over 10,000 deported.

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Story summary

Godfrey Wade, a Jamaican-born U.S. Army veteran, faces deportation under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Wade, 65, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a traffic violation.
He is held at Stewart Detention Center in Georgia.
April Watkins, his fiancée, hopes the case will spur legislative action to protect non-citizen veterans.
Congress is investigating deportations of non-citizen veterans, with estimates of over 10,000 deported.