ICE ignoring Mattis directive to not deport Veterans

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Defense Secretary James Mattis made an order for ICE to not deport veterans but they aren't listening to him and it is affecting a Chinese immigrant by the name of Xilong Zhu. Zhu enlisted in the Army and enrolled himself into the University of Northern New Jersey which was a university that had been created by the Department of Homeland Security to pose as a real university to catch people who were given fake student visas. Through attending this university Zhu was able to enroll in basic training and receive his visa but ICE asked the Army to let him go since he was there on a fake visa. "He was released after three weeks and is currently waiting for a Seattle judge to issue a ruling on his removal proceedings, according to the Post.“Xilong Zhu, a citizen and national of China, was admitted to the U.S. as an F-1 nonimmigrant student in August 2013 but failed to maintain or comply with the conditions of his nonimmigrant status. As a result, on Nov. 10, 2016, ICE issued him a notice to appear in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act. His immigration proceedings are ongoing," an ICE spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill." The article continued to go into detail of how Zhu is a victim of entrapment and how something needs to be done and he shouldn't be deported. This was interesting for me to read and just to know that ICE does set things up like fake universities to catch people which is really sad. People aren't looking to come to this country to cause any problems but to get a better life for themselves and their families. 


http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381567-ice-ignoring-mattiss-directive-to-not-deport-immigrant-veterans-in


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