WASHINGTON (Island News) – U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testified that no veterans are being deported.

Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner presented a different reality by having Sae Joon Park, a U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran and longtime Hawaii resident, ready on a video call. Magaziner acknowledged Park’s past struggles with drug abuse, linking it to PTSD, which he said negatively impacted only himself.

“I’m grateful for every single person who has served our country and has followed our laws and knows that our laws are important and everyone needs to be enforced,” Noem said.

Magaziner asked Noem to look into Park’s case, highlighting his service. “This man took two bullets for our country, will you at least look at Mr. Park’s case to help find him a pathway that he s

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