Source: Immigration Impact
The Trump Administration aims to cut back on programs that protect military families from deportation, such as Parole-in-Place (PIP) and Deferred Action. The policy behind these programs was to ensure that soldiers, sailors, airmen, or Marines could focus on their military jobs and not worry about their undocumented family members in the US. Immigrants have always served in the US military and “since Oct. 1, 2001, USCIS has naturalized 129,587 members of the military.” See more at USCIS. However, the Administration seems to ignore the fact that many military members come with immigrant families and ending these programs may lead to increased disinterest in military service.