Through his office at Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Resource Center near the San Ysidro Port of Entry, he tried to help them get the monetary aid and healthcare benefits due to them as veterans.
Sometimes one of the veterans he served would be allowed back into the U.S., and he would accompany them as far as the border allowed.
He’s escorted hundreds from his office, past street vendors and through the car lanes of traffic heading north, to the eastern entrance at the port of entry.