Foreign-Born Military Recruits At Risk Of Deportation

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A Pentagon memo obtained by The Washington Post suggests that some foreign-born U.S. military recruits, who are not yet citizens, could face deportation. The memo describes “potential security threats” of the immigrants who were recruited under a program that fast-tracks citizenship.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Washington Post reporter Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX), who broke the story.

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