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Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Noncitizen Veterans from Deportation

Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Noncitizen Veterans from Deportation

by Rikki Almanza | Sep 30, 2025

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced legislation aimed at protecting noncitizen military Service Members and Veterans from deportation while creating clearer paths to U.S. citizenship. The Veteran Service Recognition Act, led in the House by Rep. Mark...
Army Veteran Plans Lawsuit After Being Detained Without Charges During Camarillo Immigration Raid

Army Veteran Plans Lawsuit After Being Detained Without Charges During Camarillo Immigration Raid

by Rikki Almanza | Jul 25, 2025

George Retes, a 25-year-old U.S. Army Veteran and security guard, says he plans to take legal action after being detained during a federal immigration raid at Glass House Farms, a licensed cannabis farm in Camarillo, earlier this month. Retes, a U.S. citizen who...
VA Secretary Doug Collins Addresses Concerns About DOGE and Veterans’ Benefits in Video Message

VA Secretary Doug Collins Addresses Concerns About DOGE and Veterans’ Benefits in Video Message

by Rikki Almanza | Feb 13, 2025

In a recently released video message from his office at the VA Central Office, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins directly addresses concerns circulating about potential cuts to Veterans’ benefits.Collins began the video by calling out the media for...
Legislation Reintroduced to Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights

Legislation Reintroduced to Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights

by Rikki Almanza | Feb 12, 2025

Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, along with Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), have recently reintroduced legislation designed to safeguard Veterans’ Second Amendment...
Democratic Senators Urge VA to Block Elon Musk’s DOGE from Accessing Veterans’ Private Data

Democratic Senators Urge VA to Block Elon Musk’s DOGE from Accessing Veterans’ Private Data

by Rikki Almanza | Feb 11, 2025

A group of Democratic senators is demanding that VA Secretary Doug Collins take immediate action to block tech billionaire Elon Musk and his associates from accessing Veterans’ private data. In a strongly worded letter, the lawmakers called on the VA to ensure...
New VSAFE Website and Call Center Launched to Protect Veterans from Fraud and Scams

New VSAFE Website and Call Center Launched to Protect Veterans from Fraud and Scams

by Rikki Almanza | Aug 22, 2024

A new website and call center have been launched by the VA and the Biden-Harris Administration to protect Veterans, Service Members, and their families from fraud and scams. The website, VSAFE.gov, and the call center at 1-833-38V-SAFE (1-833-388-7233), are designed...
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