Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Legal experts say the case marks an escalation in the administration's attacks on first amendment rights. Afghanistan war veterans who know him say the case against Mavalwalla appears unjust. 

"Here's a guy who held a top secret clearance and was privy to some of the most sensitive information we have, who served in a combat zone," said Kenneth Koop, a retired colonel who trained the Afghan military and police during Mavalwalla's deployment. "To see him treated like this really sticks in my craw."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/fbi-arrest-us-army-veteran-ice-protest

'They just throw us in a cell': U.S. veteran and citizen on being detained

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2QiJA704izg

 

Trump ICE Gestapo DETAINS AMERICAN CITIZEN & MILITARY VET Without Warrant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vujyCfl8yKI

Satanic Temple condemns vandalism of its statue by Christian military veteran | Iowa | The Guardian

"My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/15/satanic-temple-vandalism-iowa-state-capitol

Second world war veteran twice denied absentee ballot under Texas voting law

"We know it's a new law, we're happy to correct [his registration]," said Holland. "He's a law-abiding citizen. He doesn't want to miss voting and yet there's no mechanism to add that driver's license to your record."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/29/veteran-denied-absentee-ballot-texas-voting-law-beto-o-rourke

Afghanistan veteran DESTROYS Stephen Miller on national TV

https://youtu.be/1epPQdeGkNE

Family: Navy vet died after police knelt on his neck - ABC News

"I trusted the police because I thought they knew what they were doing but he was actually passive and visibly not dangerous or a threat so, it was absolutely unnecessary what they did to him," she said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-navy-vet-died-police-knelt-neck-76077228

US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack - Raw Story

A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been arrested, authorities said Monday. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/04/us-army-veteran-arrested-for-plotting-la-mass-attack/

ICE deported the husband of a soldier killed in combat even though he had been cleared to stay in US - CNN Politics

The husband of a US Army soldier killed in combat was detained and deported to Mexico last week by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement even though he had been granted permission to stay in the US, according to his attorney....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/16/politics/ice-deports-husband-of-dead-veteran/index.html

ICE targeted U.S.-born Marine veteran for deportation: 'They don't care what he did for his country' - Daily Kos

A mom is reeling after her son, a U.S.-born Marine veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder, was held for days for deportation by federal immigration authorities. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1827077

Deputies Made Jokes About a Veteran Thrashing in His Cell Before He Died - The New York Times

Bryan Perry, an Iraq War veteran, was in jail suffering from an apparent drug overdose in 2016. In a cellphone video, deputies can be heard laughing at him. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/bryan-perry-army-veteran-overdose.html

Black veteran kicked out of a Cracker Barrel after manager lies about him cursing at a waitress: lawsuit - Raw Story

A black veteran and business owner is suing Cracker Barrel after being kicked out of one of their locations when a manager allegedly lied about him cursing at a waitress. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/black-veteran-kicked-cracker-barrel-manager-lies-cursing-waitress-lawsuit/

US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico - CNN

A US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. ...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/us/us-veteran-deported-to-mexico/index.html

Fox News Apologizes for Featuring Veteran Who Lied About Being a Navy SEAL -- The New York Times

The network identified the veteran, John Garofalo, as a SEAL who had been awarded 22 commendations, including two Purple Hearts. It wasn't true. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/business/media/navy-seal-fox-news.html?_r=0

Trolls, Scammers, and Verified Facebook Pages Made This Combat-Wounded Vet an Anti-Kneeling Meme. His Real Story Is Much Better. -- The Daily Beast

Earl Granville remembers someone from Outside Magazine taking the picture after he'd finished a 60-hour, 70-plus mile Spartan Race. There's Earl, his prosthetic leg in frame, decked in a black-and-white shirt that reads "Agoge." That's the name of the grueling, two-and-a-half-day endurance test he'd just finished. It's a race so rigorous, even for those without a prosthesis to worry about, that "Every man dies, but not every man lives" is its tagline. ...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trolls-scammers-and-verified-facebook-pages-made-this-combat-wounded-vet-an-anti-kneeling-meme-his-real-story-is-much-better

Veteran kneels with a folded U.S. flag as the POTUS motorcade passes him in Indianapolis - pics

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/730w9m/veteran_kneels_with_a_folded_us_flag_as_the_potus/

This Army veteran served his country. Will his undocumented wife be deported?

Now that Trump is president, Ricardo Pineda fears his wife, Veronica Castro, could be detained when she checks in with immigration authorities April 4....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/this-army-veteran-served-his-country-will-his-undocumented-wife-be-deported/2017/03/29/c60429c8-09bf-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html?utm_term=.eae1305f6fb8