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Duckworth introduces legislation to tackle deportation, mental health challenges with immigrant veterans
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) will introduce on Thursday a set of bills to address the deportation of immigrants who served in the U.S. military, and to help ensure they are connected to mental health services with the Department Veterans Affairs (VA). Duckworth's HOPE Act would allow non-violent, deported immigrant veterans to temporarily return to the U.S. for treatment at a VA facility on a case-by-case basis. Like other veterans, immigrants who served can struggle with mental health, including post-traumatic stress disorder, but non-citizens can also face deportation if convicted of even minor criminal offenses, effectively cutting off access to needed treatment through the VA. T

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