Proposed bill would allow some deported veterans to return to the United States Bringing deported veterans back home is a conversation the U.S. has been having for a number of years. DHS & several members of Congress are working on it. Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KENS) Updated: 6:53 PM CDT July 16, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Call it being practical, realistic or 70-something with a life of experiences. But after 20 years of being banned from home, Jose Maria Martinez is measured about the renewed possibility he and other deported veterans could be allowed back into the United States. "Another 20 years ain't gonna kill me," he told KENS 5 from his store in Nuevo Progreso. "Only God can kill me—not kill me, but take me home."