Black Deported Veterans of America -

LULAC National Convention & Exposition

8/2/2023 07:37 AM - 8/5/2023 07:37 AM
Albuquerque, NM, USA

Bring Them Home (Screening #1)

2/22/2023 09:30 AM
San Diego City College (MS-140)

BRING THEM HOME An Award Winning documentary that follows the stories of United States military veterans that have been deported to places like Mexico, Panama and Belize.

Black Out: The Untold Story of Black Deported Veterans

$0.00
2/21/2023 05:00 PM
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

The story of the Deported Veteran has strongly been centered on our Latino brethren south of the border. There are Deported Veterans all around the world. This is the story of the Black Deported Veteran.

"This ain't a brown thing, it's an American thing!"

Black Deported Veterans of America (BDVA) is a support group for those that served in the United States military, and were subsequently deported to the countries where they were born. The predominant make up of the group is by those that identify as Black or African American...but support is open for ALL Deported Veterans. This website is geared towards raising awareness of the plight of the Black Deported Veterans; bios and updates on select individual Black Deported Veterans; updates on changes in U.S. policy; and avenues for public and private support.

Black Deported Veterans of America Instagram

Black Deported Veterans of America FB page

Black Deported Veterans of America Twitter page

James Smith

Founder & Co-Director

David K. Bariu

Founder & Co-Director, Formerly Deported Veteran - Kenya

David is a naturalized citizen.

Jeff Brown

Founder - Deported Veteran - Jamaica

Rudi A. Richardson

Founder - Deported Veteran - London, England

Kevin Martinez

Formerly Deported Veteran - Belize

Kevin is a naturalized citizen.

Roman Sabal

Formerly Deported Veteran - Belize

Howard Bailey

Formerly Deported Veteran - Jamaica

Howard is a naturalized citizen.

Steven Pierre

Formerly Deported Veteran - Haiti

Steven is a naturalized citizen.

Angelo Cedeno

Formerly Deported Veteran - Trinidad & Tobago

Angelo is a naturalized citizen.

Hilarion Joseph

Stopped his removal proceedings - Trinidad and Tobago

Hilarion is a naturalized citizen.

Mark Desouza

Humanitarian Parole - Jamaica

Charsley Severin

Humanitarian Parole - Commonwealth of Dominica

Ifill Sherlon

Humanitarian Parole - Trinidad and Tobago

Pablo Dilbert

Humanitarian Parole - Honduras

Rohan Coombs

Deported Veteran - Jamaica

Densil Chapman

Deported Veteran - St. Kitts and Nevis

Edwin Melendez

Deported Veteran - Dominican Republic

Elsworth Smith

Humanitarian Parole - Belize

Jacques Pyram

Deported Veteran - Haiti

Jean Dorsainvil

Deported Veteran - Haiti

Mark Isaacs

Deported Veteran - Guyana

Phillipe Janvier

Humanitarian Parole - Haiti

Prince Owusu

Deported Veteran - Ghana

Kidane Mengesha

Deported Veteran - Ethiopia

David Dickson

Removal Proceedings - Ghana

San Diego, California, United States

The Black Deported Veterans of America is one of a few organizations that is advocating for the return of all Deported Veterans to the country that they served and call home...the United States of America. BDVA has a particular focus on veterans that identify as Black or African American, but we do NOT limit our support or advocacy for our fellow veterans with different cultures, religions or skin colors.
Your donations go to supporting the movement and some of the individual needs of our exiled brethren. (i.e. Legal paperwork, passports, travel expenses, living expenses, etc)
This is not just a Latin problem or a Black problem! This is an American problem!
Help us fix this!!
Support HR 4569 Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2023!
Bring Them Back & Build Them Up

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