"Sir, we have not deported U.S. citizens or military veterans,"
"sacrificed more for this country than most people ever have"
"absolutely look at his case."
"It was amazing. And then I'm getting tons of phone calls from all my friends back home and everywhere else. I'm so very grateful for everything that happened today,"
Sae Joon Park, a Los Angeles resident and Purple Heart recipient who legally immigrated to the United States, self-deported to South Korea earlier this year after facing detention and imminent removal. He left voluntarily after arranging his affairs to avoid immediate deportation and is now separated from his elderly mother, who suffers from dementia. Lawmakers questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about deportations of military veterans and were shown a Zoom connection with Park during a hearing. Noem stated the department has not deported U.S. citizens or military veterans and pledged to "absolutely look at his case." Park expressed skepticism but gratitude for the attention.
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