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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Aaron Glantz

Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured

a man shouts into a megaphone
A navy veteran protests against federal immigration sweeps in Chicago on 10 June 2025. Photograph: Octavio Jones/Reuters

Some of the most decorated military veterans in Congress say they are outraged after a report in the Guardian revealed US military veterans have been arrested or injured amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy the national guard to American cities.

“I went to war three times for this country to defend the right of Americans to say things I may not like,” said Representative Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado and former army ranger who was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq as a platoon leader with the 82nd airborne division. “Now is the time for every American to speak out.”

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