US EditionArmy Vet and Purple Heart Recipient Self-Deports After 48 Years in US
HAWAII, UNITED STATES, JUN 24 – Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart veteran, self-deported after ICE revoked his deferred action due to past convictions linked to untreated PTSD, reflecting stricter Trump-era immigration enforcement.
- Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart U.S. Army veteran who lived in the U.S. for 48 years, self-deported to South Korea on Monday, June 23, 2025, from Honolulu airport.
- Park's deportation followed the termination of his deferred action status this month due to a 2009 conviction for drug and bail offenses, leading immigration officials to demand he leave voluntarily or face detention.
- Park immigrated from Seoul at age 7, served in the 1989 Panama conflict, was wounded twice, and awarded the Purple Heart, then struggled with addiction before turning his life around and raising two adult children in Hawaii.
- Before leaving, Park expressed his distress over having to abruptly halt his life and go, and promised that he would attempt to return once Trump is no longer in office.
- Park’s self-deportation highlights ongoing contentious immigration policies targeting immigrants with criminal records, sparking debates about veterans' treatment and pathways to citizenship.
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