A Purple Heart veteran who self-deported to South Korea last week after being targeted with detention and deportation says ...

On Monday, veteran Sae Joon Park, who legally immigrated from South Korea when he was seven years old, flew back to his ...

Sae Joon Park, 55, who’s lived in the U.S. since age 7, was deported Monday to South Korea over a 2009 drug conviction he ...

Sae Joon Park and his attorney started a petition in hopes of expediting a district court review of Park’s case.

Decorated Army veteran Sae Joon Park left his life and family in Hawaii this week, not knowing when he’ll see them again.

Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. ... Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. June 24, 2025 5:00 AM ET. Juliana Kim ...

After nearly five decades in the U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Sae Joon Park self-deported to South Korea following an ICE ultimatum.

Sae Joon Park, a decorated Army veteran, ... Park, a Purple Heart recipient, served in the Noriega War in 1989. He had been allowed to remain in the U.S. under deferred action.

For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park, this was the hardest moment of his life. Not getting shot in combat. Not the years battling post-traumatic stress disorder or addiction.

For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park, this was the hardest moment of his life. Not getting shot in combat. Not the years battling post-traumatic stress disorder or addiction. Not prison. It ...