Print After years of activism that grew out of Tijuana, the Biden administration is taking official steps to help deported veterans come back to the United States, according to a message sent to Congress on Friday. The joint announcement from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough also promises support for U.S. military members’ immediate family who have been deported. In addition to a policy review to assist deported veterans and military family in returning to the U.S., the Biden administration officials said that they would support deported veterans in getting their benefits and particularly in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. They also plan to remove barriers for military members to naturalize and to create an immigration resource center for service members and their families.