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Over 500,000 foreign-born veterans and approximately 65,000 active-duty immigrants currently serve or have served in the U.S. military, with around 8,000 noncitizens enlisting annually

Approximately 3,000 military veterans have been deported since the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act expanded misdemeanor crimes triggering deportation eligibility for legal residents

The Colorado Senate urges that misdemeanor convictions unrelated to crimes against persons or violent offenses should be excused when evaluating deportation of honorably discharged veterans who are legal residents, particularly those who completed restorative justice programs

Requests President Trump, the Department of State, and Department of Homeland Security adopt protocols for case-by-case evaluation of honorably discharged veterans with old or minor misdemeanor offenses before making deportation decisions

Directs a copy of the memorial be sent to the President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Colorado's congressional delegation