On Friday morning, Jose Barco, a Venezuelan-born, Purple Heart recipient and army veteran who served two tours in Iraq, was deported from an Arizona immigration detention facility. Barco’s legal team and family were not notified of the plans for his deportation to Nogales, Mexico, and have yet to confirm his current location. Despite enlisting in the army at 17 and applying for citizenship, his application was never processed. Barco had previously served 15 years in prison for attempted murder, with his release and subsequent detention by ICE leading to his deportation.
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Recent reports indicate that former Governor Cuomo spoke with President Trump in recent weeks, prompting criticism from mayoral candidate Jumaane Williams. Williams contends that this interaction is unacceptable, given Trump’s policies and attacks against New Yorkers. He believes the city needs a mayor who will actively oppose Trump’s actions. The New York Times reported on the phone call, which has raised concerns about Trump’s potential involvement in the mayoral race and his aim to support a candidate aligned with Wall Street interests.
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At a White House ceremony honoring Purple Heart recipients, former President Donald Trump accepted medals from several veterans and, while acknowledging their sacrifices, remarked that his own experience with a failed assassination attempt was “not easy” either. The former president mentioned the three veterans by name and recounted how they gifted him their Purple Hearts, referencing his own minor injury sustained during the incident. This remark was met with criticism given Trump’s draft-dodging history. This marks another instance of Trump receiving medals without demonstrating any service, including recently being given a set of Olympic medals during a White House event.
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