Black Deported Veterans of America

BRING HOME MARLON PARRIS

GoFUNDMe for Marlon Parris & Family

This is a link to help provide support for our fellow veteran, Marlon Parris and his family. His wife, Tanisha is holding down the family that includes seven children. Any help that we can provide eases some of the stress.

"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.

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BRING HOME ALL DEPORTED VETERANS

Deported Veteran Educational Series Pt. 1a presented by Common Defense/LVC

Introduction to Deported Veterans featuring Alex Murillo, Laura Meza, and David Bariu...all are formerly Deported Veterans. We're also joined by UC-Berkely's Prof. Rosa Goldberg to demonstrate some of the affects that happen as a result of the deportation of US military personnel.

Deported Veteran Educational Series Pt. 1b presented by Common Defense/LVC

Margaret Stock, immigration attorney and specialist on naturalization in the US military presents a history and a legal understanding of immigrants and the US military. Also former CBP Agent Raul Rodriguez shares his story.

Deported Veteran Educational Series Pt. 2 presented by Common Defense/LVC

Meet iconic members of the Deported Veteran movement like Hector Barajas, Jesus Manuel Valenzuela, Cesar Lopez and more. Learn about some of the ways that you can advocate for these veterans.

Deported Veteran Educational Series Pt. 3 presented by Common Defense/LVC

This is a VERY IMPORTANT video to WATCH! This has an extensive but digestible presentation on knowing your rights as both the vulnerable and as an advocate. With presentations made by an attorney from a national legal organization, and a legislative assistant from a congressional office giving guidance on how to interact as highlights, this video will be crucial to understanding what you can do in this current atmosphere.