Norma Torres will create a VA grant program to provide immigration legal services for noncitizen veterans, including defense in deportation proceedings, naturalization assistance, discharge upgrade support, and help with lawful reentry.

Norma J. Torres · California · Democratic

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Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres introduced the Honor Their Service Act legislation to provide immigration legal services for noncitizen veterans who served our country but now face deportation, removal proceedings, or barriers to returning home. The bill would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to award $20 million in grants over four years to nonprofit and public entities that provide immigration legal assistance to noncitizen veterans, including legal defense in deportation proceedings, naturalization assistance, discharge upgrade support, and help for deported veterans seeking lawful reentry into the United States.

Torres introduced legislation to fund VA grants for legal help to noncitizen veterans facing deportation or reentry barriers.

Congresswoman Torres Introduces Honor Their Service Act to Ensure Veterans Are Not Deported Without Legal Help | U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres of California's 35th District
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Torres announced she introduced the Honor Their Service Act, which would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to award $20 million in grants over four years to organizations providing immigration legal assistance to noncitizen veterans, including deportation defense, naturalization assistance, discharge-upgrade support, and help with lawful reentry.

Concrete legislative action matching the promise, but only at introduction stage; the page does not show enactment or final implementation, so the commitment is only partially delivered as of the lookback window.

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Congresswoman Torres Introduces Honor Their Service Act to Ensure Veterans Are Not Deported Without Legal Help | U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres of California's 35th District
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Torres took concrete same-term action on June 18, 2026 by introducing the Honor Their Service Act, a bill that closely matches the promise: it would create a VA grant program funding immigration legal services for noncitizen veterans, including deportation defense, naturalization help, discharge-upgrade support, and lawful reentry assistance. That gives her substantial credit for materially advancing the promised policy. But the available evidence shows introduction only, not enactment, funding, or an operating VA grant program, so the promised outcome has not yet been fully delivered.

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