Overview

• Park immigrated at age 7, served in the 1989 Panama invasion, and received a Purple Heart after being shot in combat.
• He later struggled with PTSD and developed a crack cocaine addiction that led to drug possession and bail-jumping convictions in 2009.
• After serving his sentence, he was granted deferred action that required regular ICE check-ins and allowed him to remain in the U.S.
• This month, ICE revoked his deferred action status and gave him weeks to leave voluntarily or face detention and forced deportation.
• On June 23, Park boarded a flight to South Korea after nearly 50 years in the U.S., highlighting the impact of Trump administration immigration policies on veteran residents.