美国国会民主党人已启动对特朗普政权驱逐军人及其家属行为的调查。[1]美联社的报道发现，超过50名现役军人的配偶和父母被移民当局拘留。[1]60多名民主党议员于周日晚间联署致函国土安全部、国防部和退伍军人事务部，要求调查五角大楼与国土安全部是否合作驱逐军人家属。[1]
民主党议员指责这些行为危害军队准备状态和士气。[1]参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦表示："特朗普通过拆散承诺给予移民保护的军人家庭，背弃了美国对服役人员的承诺。"[1]民主党声称，驱逐军人家属的政策违背了美国对军人的承诺。[1]
特朗普政权已推翻了对军人家属的保护政策。[1]国防部在12月的信函中声称未对非公民家属实施近期的政策变更，也未分析驱逐行为对部队准备和士气的影响。[1]特朗普曾于8月6日在《联邦登记册》中强调："军人配偶与军队的良好秩序、准备状态和人员留用密切相关。"[1]
Congressional Democrats have initiated an investigation into the Trump administration's efforts to deport military members and their relatives. [1] According to reporting by the Associated Press, more than 50 spouses and parents of active-duty service members have been detained by immigration authorities. [1] Over 60 Democratic lawmakers sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and Department of Veterans Affairs demanding an inquiry into whether the Pentagon and DHS are collaborating to remove military family members. [1]
Democrats argue that these deportation efforts undermine military readiness and morale, violating the nation's commitment to those in uniform. [1] Senator Elizabeth Warren stated that "Donald Trump is breaking our country's promises to service members by tearing apart dozens of military families who were promised immigration protections." [1] The Trump administration has reversed protections previously extended to military spouses and relatives. [1] The Department of Defense indicated in a December letter that it had not implemented recent policy changes affecting noncitizen family members and did not analyze the impact of deportations on force readiness and morale. [1]