US EditionArmy Vet and Purple Heart Recipient Self-Deports After 48 Years in US
- 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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Army vet and Purple Heart recipient self-deports after 48 years in US
A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged self-deported this week after being ordered to by federal immigration officials
Under Trump, Purple Heart Army Veteran Deported After 48 Years In US » Sons of Liberty Media
This is exactly why we were warning against President “Bull in a China Shop” implementing the Gestapo-like tactics of the Trump administration’s rounding up of alleged “illegals”. Now, a man who fought for the US and earned a Purple Heart in the process is having to self-deport due to the threats of the current administration. …
Army vet and Purple Heart recipient self-deports after 48 years in U.S.
(KTLA) – A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged self-deported this week after being ordered to by federal immigration officials, according to multiple media reports. Sae Joon Park, a green-card holder and father of two grown children, came to the United States from South Korea when he was 7 years old. After joining his mother in Miami, the two of them moved to Los Ang…
Army Veteran Received a Purple Heart After Being Shot During Deployment. He Just Self-Deported After an ICE Warning
After nearly five decades in the U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Sae Joon Park self-deported to South Korea following an ICE ultimatum.
Army vet, Purple Heart recipient, self-deports after 48 years in U.S.
A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged self-deported this week after being ordered to by federal immigration officials, according to multiple media reports. Sae Joon Park, a green-card holder and father of two grown children, came to the United States from South Korea when he was 7 years old. After joining his mother in Miami, the two of them moved to Los Angeles wher…
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