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.

Military veteran and Purple Heart recipient Sae Joon Park self-deported to South Korea after receiving an ultimatum from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On June 23, 2025, the story ...

Earlier this month, immigration authorities gave Sae Joon Park an ultimatum: leave voluntarily or face detention and deportation. Photo by NPR - Sae Joon Park For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae ...

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 ...

Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated ...

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.