Post Shared by X It claims 94,000 veterans have been deported since 1996.
We honor the estimated 94,000 veterans who have been deported since 1996 by the same countries they fought and bled for.
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— Reb (@rebmasel) November 12, 2024
Verdict: False
There are estimates that up to 94,000 noncitizen veterans have not been naturalized, some of whom may be at risk of deportation. But that doesn't mean 94,000 veterans have been deported since 1996.
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Social media users claim 94,000 veterans have been deported since 1996. One user posted a video and wrote, “Happy Veterans Day to the estimated 94,000 veterans who have been deported since 1996 by the same country they fought and bled for.” . Take them home. ”
This claim is false. An X user named @maouvelous or mauve beginning fact confirmed The claim was made in a thread that has since received more than 342,000 views.
The person who originally created the video linked it later sauce 94,000 number (e.g. Berkeley Act of 2024) report. However, the article does not say that 94,000 veterans were deported.
Instead, “As a result, no hard data currently exists on the total number of veterans who have been deported over the years; how many veterans have been deported, or how many veterans are at risk of deportation. Some estimates put the number as high as 94,000.'' The report links to an article by the National Immigration Forum.
This figure is sourced from the 2018 Immigration Forum report According to the report, 94,000 veterans have not been naturalized. This figure is based on an article by the Migration Policy Research Institute. numbers It has since been updated with 2022 numbers.
“That number is incorrect. Our resource you linked states that the number of non-citizen veterans at that time was 94,000. But as the Berkeley Law article states, citizenship Not having one does not necessarily mean that one cannot be deported from the country. It doesn't mean they've been released or is at risk of deportation, and it certainly doesn't mean they've been deported,” said Dan Gordon, spokesperson for the Immigration Forum. he told Check Your Facts. .
rose goldbergA veteran law practice instructor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law told Check Your Fact in an email: do not have They say 94,000 veterans have been deported. ”
“Rather, the report specifically states that “no hard data currently exists regarding the total number of veterans who have been deported over the years.'' Similarly, the report's estimated figure of 94,000 This is an estimated 94,000 U.S. veterans. Some non-civilian veterans are at risk of deportation because they lack civil rights protections, and the number of deported veterans (unknown) is a fraction of that number. It speaks to the fact that, by definition, they are not U.S. citizens,” Goldberg said.
March 2021 Government Executive Articles said “At least 92 U.S. military veterans were deported between 2013 and 2018,” a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. provided data to Check Your Fact showing that military non-citizens were deported.
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Based on available information, more than 100 veterans appear to have been deported since 2013. This is a far cry from 94,000 people.
PBS Southern California reported In 2021, up to 94,000 veterans were found to have been deported since 1996. This was repeated in a November 2024 Fox 5 San Diego article. (Related: Will President Trump return to the White House by January 20, 2025?)
One of PBS SoCal's publicists referred Check Your Fact to a spokesperson for the movie “American Exile.” Another PBS SoCal spokesperson told Check Your Fact that the article was written by a freelancer and that they forwarded the reporter's information to the freelancer.
Freelancer did not contact 'Fact Check'. Check Your Fact reached out to the publisher the freelancer works for. The publication did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication.
