{"type":"video","version":"1.0","html":"<iframe src=\"https://www.loom.com/embed/39f04bcfde6c49ee8d43cb464e9a3fec\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>","height":960,"width":1280,"provider_name":"Loom","provider_url":"https://www.loom.com","thumbnail_height":960,"thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/39f04bcfde6c49ee8d43cb464e9a3fec-full-1625161039918.jpg","duration":114,"title":"Howard Bailey U.S. Veteran And Permanent Resident, Deported And Fighting For A Chance To Come Home","description":"Howard Bailey moved to the United States in his teens after obtaining lawful permanent residence through his U.S. citizen mother, who worked tirelessly to give her children a better life. He joined the Navy after high school and served for nearly four years, including two tours in Operation Desert Storm. Howard was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and honorably discharged.\n\nIn 1995, shortly after his return from the Persian Gulf, Howard was convicted of a first-time marijuana offense. His lawyer advised him to plead guilty and take 15 months in a state work camp rather than risk going to trial and a much higher sentence. Howard received no advice on the devastating immigration consequences that would result from this decision. \n\nAfter completing his sentence, Howard returned to his family and worked hard to rebuild his life. He devoted himself to his wife and two children, started two small businesses, and employed seven people. In 2005 Howard applied to become a US citizen, and disclosed his old offense. But in 2010, after five years of delays, his application was denied. At 6 a.m. one morning, ICE agents handcuffed and detained him at his home in front of his wife and children.\n\nAfter two years fighting his case in immigration detention far away from his family, Howard was deported to a country he had not seen in 24 years. \n\nHoward testified at Senate hearing entitled \"Honoring Veterans and Military Families: An Examination of Immigration and Citizenship Policies for US Military Service Members, Veterans, and their Families.\" Here he speaks of the pride he felt in his career with the US Navy."}