They said the apparent collaboration between DHS and the military to deport troops' families "raises both ethical and legal concerns." The AP investigation found President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back protections for military families and departed from longstanding bipartisan consensus to carry out its mass deportation agenda. Service members have been forced to take leave of their duties, including delaying deployment, to care for their children after their spouses were detained. Danitza James, president of Repatriate Our Patriots, an organization providing support to military families and veterans facing deportation, said troops are being betrayed. "Our military service members are the ones that sign on the dotted line to go and defend our country and maybe not come back," James said.